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Water balances in the Eastern Mediterranean /

The roots of destabilization, migration, and local conflict around the world can often be traced to a lack of fresh water. As a result, the importance of fresh water to economic development, quality of life, ecosystem sustainability, and political stability is gaining renewed global recognition. In...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Brooks, David B., 1934-, Mehmet, Ozay
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ottawa, Ont., Canada : International Development Research Centre, 2000.
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Résumé:The roots of destabilization, migration, and local conflict around the world can often be traced to a lack of fresh water. As a result, the importance of fresh water to economic development, quality of life, ecosystem sustainability, and political stability is gaining renewed global recognition. In the Middle East and the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region, the situation is approaching crisis proportions. People living in this part of the world have only one-sixth as much fresh water available per capita as the global average. Although predictions of a Middle Eastern ''water war'' a.
Description:Title from Web page (IDRC, viewed August 9, 2006).
Published on the International Development Research Centre website.
Description matérielle:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0889369070
9780889369078
9781552502877
1552502872
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9786610849888
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