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Water
Wisdom
Price: $29.95
Subtitle: Preparing
the Groundwork for Cooperative and Sustainable Water Management in the
Middle East
Edited by Alon Tal and Alfred Abed
Rabbo
Subject: Public Policy, Environment
and Ecololgy
Paper ISBN: 978-0-8135-4771-8
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8135-4770-1
Pages:
336 pages
Publication Date: August 2010
Praise:
"There is a vast literature on water in the
Middle East, but few that take on such a balanced approach as Water Wisdom. The book makes
a great addition to academic libraries around the world and for
scholars involved in water policy studies."-Aaron Wolf, professor of
geography and director of the Program in Water Conflict Management,
Oregon State University
"This comprehensive, informed, and balanced volume provides invaluable
insights into the roots of the water management challenges in the
Middle East and charts a course for resolving this pressing
issue."-James D. Wolfensohn, Former Quartet Special Envoy for Gaza
Description:
Israel and Palestine are, by international
criteria, water scarce. As the peace process continues amidst ongoing
violence, water remains a political and environmental issue. Thirty
leading Palestinian and Israeli activists, water scientists,
politicians, and others met and worked together to develop a future
vision for the sustainable shared management of water resources that is
presented in Water Wisdom.
Their essays explore the full range of scientific, political, social,
and economic issues related to water use in the region; acknowledge
areas of continuing controversy, from access rights to the Mountain
Aquifer to utilization of waters from the Jordan River; and identify
areas of agreement, disagreement, and options for resolution. Water Wisdom is model for those who
believe that water conflict can be an opportunity for cooperation
rather than violence.
About the Authors:
ALON TAL is on the
faculty of Ben Gurion University of the Negev where he conducts
interdisciplinary research on water management, biodiversity,
desertification, and development policy. Previously he was the founding
director of Adam Teva Vadin (The Israel Union for Environmental
Defense), Israel’s leading environmental advocacy organization, and
chairman of Life Environment, Israel’s Green NGO Umbrella Group.
ALFRED ABED
RABBO is on the faculty of Bethlehem University, specializing in
environmental chemistry with a particular interest in water science,
and the founder and director of the university’s Water and Soil
Environmental Research Unit. He is author and coauthor of many books
and publications.
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