Strategic Water: Iraq and Security Planning in the Euphrates - Tigris Basin, Expanded Edition
| Autor: | Lorenz, Frederick, Edward J. Erickson |
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Water security--Tigris River Watershed--Forecasting, Climatic changes--Euphrates River Watershed--Forecasting, Water security--Euphrates River Watershed--Forecasting, Water-supply--Political aspects--Euphrates River Watershed, Water-supply--Political aspects--Tigris River Watershed, Climatic changes--Tigris River Watershed--Forecasting, Geopolitics--Tigris River Watershed, Geopolitics--Euphrates River Watershed
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| Popis: | 'The issue of freshwater scarcity has always been of vital concern to humans, and today it is increasingly characterized as a strategic factor in security planning. In the Euphrates-Tigris basin, water apportionment and management combined with climate change are increasingly emerging as threats to regional stability. The United States has a long-term strategic interest in the Euphrates-Tigris basin that, in turn, is directly linked to the national interests of the riparian states. The expanded second edition of Strategic Water: Iraq and Security Planning in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin updates analysis of the geopolitical situation and expands coverage of the aspirations of the basin countries. Finally, the book presents new conclusions and a proposed framework for action in the next 10 to 20 years'-- |
| Databáze: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
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