Middle East Hydropolitics: Water Scarcity and Conflicts in the Middle East
Publisher: Ambio
Author(s): Malin Falkenmark
Date: 1989
Topics: Conflict Causes, Peace Agreements, Renewable Resources
Countries: Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Türkiye
The population increase in regions with already high levels of water scarcity may be expected to generate water crises. What may be forseen is an increasing risk for international controversies, disputes, and even militarized conflicts, in regions where water-deficient countries share river basins.