Building a Regime for the Waters of the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-90-411-1897-4
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 356 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 717 g

The Euphrates-Tigris river basin is one of the major sources of water in the Middle East, but also a source of tension in the region. Unless cooperation is achieved among the riparian countries, namely Turkey, Syria and Iraq, in the areas of management, allocation and utilisation of the waters of the basin, growing scarcity may result not only in conflict, but also in further devastation of an extremely vital source.

Recently, water has become a subject matter of international law, and formal and informal deliberations in international conferences have produced general principles and norms for using and managing water resources effectively. Hence, this book is an attempt to put together a meaningful set of principles, norms, rules, and decision-making procedures of a region-specific regime framework for effective utilisation of the waters of the Euphrates-Tigris river basin with a view to promoting cooperation among the riparian countries.

The degree of water scarcity and its political, economic and social implications are felt more severely in regions like the Middle East.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kibaroglu, Aysegul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Recht, Kultur, Umwelt etc.)
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Deltas, Flussmündungen, Küstenregionen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Kultur-, Wissenschafts- & Technologiepolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Limnologie (Süßwasser)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; P. Wouters, S. Vinogradov. Acknowledgments. List of Abbreviations. Foreword; T. Allan. Introduction. 1. Cooperation over Transboundary Water Resources: A Debate. 2. Water in the International Agenda: Steps to Regime Building. 3. Codification of International Water Law: Principles & Norms. 4. The Hydrological Setting of the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin. 5. Main Features of the International Regime Suggested for the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin. Conclusion. Appendix 1: Text of the Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses. Appendix 2: Table of Ratifications and Declarations. Appendix 3: Joint Communiqué. Appendix 4: Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources Management. Index to Authors. General Index.