Hydropolitics and Peacebuilding in the Middle East

Abstract

This panel addresses hydropolitics and peacebuilding in the Middle East. The region is one of the most vulnerable one in the world and is confronted with serious water scarcity. With large population growth, this serious shortage may result in acute water crisis, which either leads to increased transboundary cooperation or augmented risks of conflict escalation. The sustainability of water resources is also affected by climate change and complex political changes, which may challenge states’ capacity to meet ever increasing demands for water along with the potential challenges it poses to states’ legitimacy and security. Land acquisition may affect transboundary water management since it relates to food and energy. Also in many arid areas, the economy of water in public discourses involves debates on the possibilities of restructuring the economy away from inefficient water-intensive agriculture towards industry and service sectors. Hence, from various interdisciplinary perspectives, methodological approaches and empirical analyses, this panel will explore the problematique of water scarcity, hydro-security and peacebuilding efforts, including assessing the roles played by the international community in facilitating such processes.

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