Water in the Middle East
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About the Book and Editors
Water in the Middle East: Conflict or Cooperation?
edited by Thomas Naff and Ruth C. Matson
The scarcity and rapid depletion of water in one of the world's driest regions continues to be a major determinant of the domestic and external policies of the major actors in the Middle East. Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank will have exhausted virtually all their renewable sources of fresh water by 1995 if current patterns of consumption are not radically altered. This study examines the hydrological, historical, legal, and strategic dimensions of water problems in the Middle East and discusses their implications for the future.
Thomas Naff is director of the Middle East Research Institute of the University of Pennsylvania. Ruth C. Matson is assistant to the director and is the editor for the Middle East Research Institute.
Published in cooperation with the Middle East Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Water in the Middle East
Conflict or Cooperation?
edited by Thomas Naff and Ruth C. Matson
First published 1984 by Westview Press, Inc.
published 2019 by Routledge
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Copyright 1984 by the Middle East Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 84-51699
ISBN 13: 978-0-813-37013-2 (hbk)
Normally, it would appear anomalous to claim that a collective research project such as this one "belongs" to any single member of the research team. But, in this instance, Ruth Matson, the Editor and Assistant to the Director of the Middle East Research Institute, stands forth as a true exception. This pilot study can indeed be said to "belong" to Ruth.
It was her inspiration, persuasion, and persistence that mobilized and engaged us in the problem. It was Ruth's fierce gentleness firmly applied, impervious to our churlish puns about "water on the brain," that overcame all inertia and kept us at work whenever her unblinking eye caught us slacking off. It was her own industry, her ranging knowledge and critical standards, that made us dig ever deeper and check our facts ever more carefully especially this Principal Investigator - if we showed signs of compromising. To Ruth Matson this volume must be dedicated. She earned it - "the old fashioned way."
In the end, Ruth's project was produced by many hands, and special recognition must be accorded to some of their owners. Vital to the successful completion of this undertaking were the contributions of the research assistants: Magda Lara-Resende, Lisa Moore, and Marsha Pripstein. They gave unstintingly countless extra hours. Their talent, competence, and impressive professionalism bode well for whatever careers they choose to enter.
Appreciation must be expressed to Lt.Col. Michael W. Totten and his colleagues at the Defense Intelligence Agency for their support, their first-rate critical assessments, and for the kindly extensions of deadline. None of us has experienced more freedom and cooperation in executing a research project than has been accorded us in this one.
Finally, we must note that this pilot project is only the beginning of our study of water in the Middle East. While our research has, we believe, provided answers to some questions, it has raised many others - and has demonstrated the urgency of finding solutions. The project team, listed on the following page, intends to continue this study as a multi-year, interdisciplinary effort to expand our knowledge of this vital topic.
Themas Naff
Philadelphia
July 12, 1984
Principal Investigator:
Thomas Naff
Co-Editors:
Thomas Naff
Ruth C. Matson
Analysts:
Joseph W. Dellapenna
James S. Fine
Frederick W. Frey
Robert F. Giegengack
John D. Keenan
Ruth C. Matson
Thomas Naff
Ofita Seliktar
Assistant Analyst and Cartographer:
Magda De Moura Lara-Resende
Assistant Analyst and Bibliographer:
Elizabeth B. Moore
Database Coordinator:
Catherine Mulhern
Research Assistants:
Joseph Abraham
Charles Laubach
Marsha Pripstein Posuaney
James L. Whitaker III
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Water in the Middle East: Complexities, Commonalities, Conflict
