 | 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 |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Hydrography |
| | History - Water conflict and cooperation |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 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 |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 3.1. Introduction |
| | 3.2. The nature of water conflicts |
| | 3.3. Paradigms for analysis of international water conflicts |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 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 |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 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 |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 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 |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 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) |
| | Bibliography |
Acknowledgements
Note to the reader from the UNU
The United Nations University's programme area on Sustaining Global Life-support Systems responds to the priorities identified in the Agenda 21 emanating from the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Within the programme area on Sustaining Global Life-support Systems, the UNU's programme on Integrated Studies of Ecosystems aggregates issues of environmentally sustainable development from the entry point of the capacity of ecosystems and their ability to support, resist, or recuperate from the long-term impact of major transformations. UNU's projects within this programme approach issues from three perspectives: one focus is on integrated studies of fragile ecosystems and other vulnerable regions in given geographic zones: mountains and lowlands, and fragile ecosystems in critical zones. A second set of projects covers improved methods of measuring and monitoring sustainability and environmental management. A third is sectoral studies of critical resources such as forests, oceans, biodiversity resources, and waters.
As part of its activities concerned with water as a critical resource, the UNU is continuing to organize a series of projects that work to harness the inextricable link between water and geopolitics in arid and volatile regions. The aim is to identify issues in disputes concerning water resources; to select alternative scenarios that could lead to the solution of the complex problems related to water issues; and to recommend processes through which the countries concerned are likely to agree to mutually satisfactory solutions to problems.
The Middle East Water Forum held in Cairo in 1993, organized by the UNU, produced an authoritative book on the subject entitled "International Waters of the Middle East: From Euphrates-Tigris to Nile." The Forum proved highly successful and contributed, informally but importantly, to the progress of the Middle East Peace Talks. This book emerged as a part of the UNU's continuing efforts in this field and is part of a series of books related to water issues and conflict resolution.
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