{"product_id":"water-resources-max-e-kirschbaum-9781249842071","title":"Water Resources: Security Impacts in the Jordan River Basin","description":"Many regional experts regard the Jordan River basin as the most likely flashpoint for conflict in the Middle East. Water is entangled in basin tensions because it has become the most precious resource. The 360-kilometer transnational Jordan River, its tributaries, and a handful of aquifers are the only sources of fresh water to sustain life, agriculture, and industry. Today, politicians and water experts alike recognize the strategic importance of water as a limited resource. Israel, the Occupied Territories, and Jordan fully use or exceed their renewable annual water supplies. The water problem will grow even more severe over the next decade as governments deal with Palestinian autonomy, Jewish immigration, and refugee resettlement issues. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This paper examines how water impacts security in the Jordan River basin and the extent technology can help solve the problem. The findings and conclusions are based on a literature review of materials published primarily since 1993. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The obstacles to solving the water crisis are significant but not insurmountable. History, management by state boundaries, international law, Islamism and Zionism, and agricultural self-sufficiency have effectively blocked mutually beneficial water development schemes. Solutions must be framed in the context of these obstacles. This paper concludes that desalination, wastewater reclamation, and interbasin transfers are three of the most promising supply-side technological solutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max E. Kirschbaum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1249842077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781249842071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.12d","brand":"Max E. Kirschbaum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449385758975,"sku":"9781249842071","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ca1977c-9638-42ef-b7cd-3ef1b69b9c05.jpg?v=1777263153","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/water-resources-max-e-kirschbaum-9781249842071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}