Hydropolitics along the Jordan River. Scarce Water and Its Impact on the Arab-Israeli Conflict (UNU, 1995, 272 pages)

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Hydrography and history

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Hydrography

History - Water conflict and cooperation

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The emergence of agriculture and nationalism

Pre-1923: The shaping of modern nations

1923-1948: Nationalism, immigration, and "economic absorptive capacity"

1948-1964: Unilateral development and the Johnston negotiations

1964-1982: "Water Wars" and territorial adjustments

Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza

1982-Present: Hydrologic limits and peacemaking

Hydroconspiracy theories: The "hydraulic imperative," and "hydronationalism"

Conclusions: Historic summary and lessons for the future

3. Towards an interdisciplinary approach to water basin analysis and the resolution of international water disputes

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3.1. Introduction

3.2. The nature of water conflicts

3.3. Paradigms for analysis of international water conflicts

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3.3.1 Physical sciences and technology

3.3.2 Law

3.3.3 Political science

3.3.4 Economics

3.3.5 Game theory

3.3.6 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

3.4. An interdisciplinary approach to water basin analysis and conflict resolution

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3.4.1 Summary of disciplinary survey

3.4.2 Towards an interdisciplinary approach

3.4.3 Water and its evaluation

4. Interdisciplinary analysis and the Jordan River watershed

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4.1. Introduction

4.2. Preliminary watershed analysis

4.2.1 Survey of hydropolitical positions

4.2.2 Goal statement and planning horizon

4.2.3 Future water supply and demand, "water stress" index

4.3. Evaluation framework

4.3.1 Options and viability

4.3.2 Recommendations

4.4. Cooperation-inducing implementation: Three examples

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4.4.1 Towards an agreement for sharing existing resources

4.4.2 Negotiations over the mountain aquifer

4.4.3 A Med-Dead or Red-Dead Canal as a cooperation-inducing desalination project

4.5. Conclusions: Water basin analysis and the Jordan River watershed

5. Summary and conclusions

Afterword: Parting the waters

Appendices

Appendix I: Maps

Appendix II: Zionist boundaries, 1919

Appendix III: Hydronationalism

Appendix IV: PRINCE political accounting system

Appendix V: JRDNRVR. BAS projection model

Appendix VI: Med-Dead/Red-Dead desalination project

Sources

Interviews Interviews (carried out 1989-1992)

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