Water, Power and Politics in the Middle East: The Other Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Publisher: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd
Author(s): Jan Selby
Date: 2003
Topics: Conflict Causes, Cooperation, Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Renewable Resources
Countries: Israel, Palestine
This original analysis of the Middle East water problems highlights questions and issues which have so far only received minimal attention. The author develops a multi-layered account of the nature and causes of the conflict and the Palestinian water crisis. Each chapter addresses a particular aspect of the Israeli-Palestine water conflict and the author uses these to illustrate both the broader nature of Israeli-Palestinian relations and factors that the existing water literature underplays or simply gets wrong. The book should interest students, scholars and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including Middle East studies, politics and international relations, water policy, geography, environmental studies and environmental management.