The supply and management of fresh water for the world’s billions of inhabitants is likely to be one of the most daunting challenges of the coming century. For countries that ...

The Middle East is a region of international concern and political unrest. This book forms a complete reference to both the hydrological as well as the social, economic ...

The Nile River and its basin extend over a distinctive geophysical cord connecting eleven sovereign states from Egypt to Tanzania, which are home to an estimated population of ...

In a never-ending battle to match population growth with food and energy production, the countries of the Middle East have been frenziedly developing water resources, including ...

The effective and efficient management of water is a major problem, not just for economic growth and development in the Nile River basin, but also for the peaceful coexistence ...

"The World Bank Policy for Projects on International Waterways: An Historical and Legal Analysis" discusses the evolution and context of the Bank policy for projects on ...

The fonner Egyptian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and fonner UN Secre tary General, Butros Butros Ghali stated after the second Gulf War "The next war in the Middle ...

Kalpakian tests the dominant assumption that water disputes cause violent conflict between states and other actors in world politics. Using case studies from arid regions to ...