Research in Two Case Studies: Irrigation and Land Use in the Fergana Valley and Water Management in the Lower Jordan Valley
Publisher: Springer
Author(s): Christine Bismuth, Sebastian Hoechstetter, and Oliver Bens
Date: 2016
Topics: Renewable Resources
Countries: Israel, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Palestine, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
This chapter aims to present an overview of the two case studies “Irrigation and land use in the Fergana Valley” and “Water management in the Lower Jordan Valley”. It names the main criteria and reasons for their selection as cases in the study of implications of major water engineering projects. The political and cultural conditions in these regions and the major issues and problems concerning water management are outlined in broad terms.