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1 Qaisi, K.; Daoud, R. 1993. Water conservation in Jordan. In Stout, G. E.; Al-Weshah, R. A. (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Water Resources in the Middle East: Policy and institutional aspects, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA, October 24-27, 1993. Urbana, IL, USA: IWRA. pp.199-206.
Water conservation ; Water resource management ; Surface water ; Groundwater ; Recharge ; Water quality / Middle East / Jordan / Jordan River / Yarmouk River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 GG30 STO Record No: H020311)
2 Parker, D. D.; Tsur, Y. (Eds.) 1997. Decentralization and coordination of water resource management. Norwell, MA, USA: Kluwer Academic Publishers. x, 451p. (Natural resource management and policy)
Water resource management ; Water allocation ; River basins ; Economic policy ; Models ; Case studies ; Institutions ; Water supply ; Pricing ; Reservoirs ; Aquifers ; Irrigation systems ; Groundwater ; Surface water ; Conjunctive use ; Conflict / Middle East / Israel / Jordan / Turkey / USA / Australia / California / Florida / Jordan River Basin / Yarmouk River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 PAR Record No: H020829)
Centralized, top down management of water resources through regulations has created unnecessary economic burdens upon users. More flexible decentralized controls through the use of economic incentives have gained acceptance over the past decade. The theme of this book is the increasing efforts throughout water scarce regions to rely upon economic incentives and decentralized mechanisms for efficient water management and allocation. Part I presents introductory chapters describing water systems, institutions, constraints, and similarities in the following regions: Israel and the Middle East, Turkey, California, Florida, and Australia. Four of these regions face similar climates with wet winters and dry summers. Florida has a more even seasonal distribution of rainfall, yet it uses similar management strategies in controlling groundwater demand and water quality. Part II comprises three parts on different themes of water resource economics. These chapters provide theoretical models relevant to their areas and address empirical problems relevant to all the regions discussed. While most chapters use a particular region for their empirical analysis, the theoretical models reveal their applicability to other areas. The impacts of incorporating uncertainty into resource management are also examined. The use of uncertainty in models is especially important for water management in regions with high degrees of supply uncertainty. The book concludes with a section on water management case studies. These case studies examine issues of conflict related to both water quality and water quantity for: the Jordan-Yarmouk River Basin; California's Bay/Delta; the Middle East and California; and Australia.
3 Beaumont, P. 1997. Dividing the waters of the River Jordan: An analysis of the 1994 Israel- Jordan Peace Treaty. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 13(3):415-424.
River basins ; Water allocation ; International cooperation ; Conflict / Israel / Jordan / Jordan River / Yarmouk River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H021055)
4 Al-Kloub, B.; Abu-Taleb, M. F. 1998. Application of multicriteria decision aid to rank the Jordan-Yarmouk Basin co-riparians according to the Helsinki and ILC rules. Water International, 23(3):164-173.
Water resources ; River basin development ; Development plans ; Environmental effects ; Water rights ; Water law ; International cooperation ; Conflict ; Decision support tools / Middle East / Jordan / Israel / Syria / Lebanon / Jordan River / Yarmouk River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H023581)
5 Hof, F. C. 1998. Dividing the Yarmouk's waters: Jordan's treaties with Syria and Israel. Water Policy, 1(1):81-94.
Rivers ; International cooperation ; Political aspects ; Water shortage / Syria / Jordan / Israel / Jordan River / Yarmouk River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H026083)
6 Al-Weshah, R. A. 2000. Optimal use of irrigation water in the Jordan Valley: A case study. Water Resources Management, 14(5):327-338.
Irrigation water ; Water use ; Optimization ; Case studies ; Water shortage ; Wheat ; Production costs ; Irrigation requirements ; Crop production ; Vegetables ; Water rates ; Water allocation ; Water rights / Middle East / Jordan / Jordan Valley Basin / Yarmouk River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H028279)
7 Phillips, D. J. H.; Attili, S.; McCaffrey, S.; Murray, J. S. 2007. The Jordan River Basin: 1. Clarification of the allocations in the Johnston Plan. Water International, 32(1):16-38.
River basins ; Water allocation ; Planning ; Water rights ; Watersheds / Middle East / Arab countries / Syria / Lebanon / Israel / Jordan / West Bank / Egypt / Jordan River Basin / Yarmouk River / Lake Tiberias
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7968 Record No: H040515)
8 Venot, Jean-Philippe; Molle, Francois; Courcier, R. 2008. Dealing with closed basins: the case of the lower Jordan River Basin. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 24(2): 247–263.
River basin development ; Water scarcity ; Water allocation ; Water accounting ; Indicators ; Water resource management ; Water conservation ; Water supply / Jordan / Syria / Lebanon / Israel / Palestine / Jordan River Basin / Yarmouk River / Zarqa River / Dead Sea
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 GG30 VEN Record No: H041082)
During the past 50 years, the Lower Jordan River basin experienced a rapid and comprehensive process of development of its rare water resources. This led to its progressive closure; almost no water is left that can be mobilized and used while demand, notably in urban areas, keeps increasing. Despite the need to consider demand management options to alleviate the Jordanian water crisis, the potential of these options appears limited in the mid- term; the growing demand of the population and the sustaining of agriculture are unlikely to be met without supply augmentation measures which will reopen the basin.
9 Zeitoun, M.; Abdallah, C.; Dajani, M.; Khresat, S.; Elaydi, H.; Alfarra, A. 2019. The Yarmouk Tributary to the Jordan River I: agreements impeding equitable transboundary water arrangements. Water Alternatives, 12(3):1064-1094.
International waters ; International agreements ; Treaties ; International cooperation ; Rivers ; Water resources ; Surface water ; Groundwater ; Water use ; Political aspects ; Conflicts ; Dams / Jordan / Israel / Syrian Arab Republic / Yarmouk River / Jordan River Basin / Tiberias
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049353)
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This article explores the ways in which two international water agreements on the Yarmouk tributary to the Jordan River induce or impede transformation to equitable transboundary water arrangements. The agreements in question were reached between Jordan and Syria in 1987, and between Jordan and Israel in 1994. Following a brief review of theory and a summary of the body of knowledge on 'model' agreements, the article combines official river-gauging data with interviews and textual analysis to query the text and role of the agreements, particularly in relation to key dams and other infrastructure. Both agreements are found to i) lack important clauses that could govern groundwater abstraction, environmental concerns, water quality, and the ability to adapt to changing water quality, availability and need; and ii) include both ambiguous and rigid clauses that result in generally inequitable allocation of water and thus of the benefits derived from its use. Due to their omissions and to their reflection of the asymmetries in power between the states, both agreements are found to be 'blind' to existing use, to be incapable of dealing with urgent governance needs, and to impede more equitable arrangements.
10 Hussein, H.; Poplawsky, M.; Mohapatra, T. 2023. The political context of change in transboundary freshwater agreements. Environmental Science and Policy, 149:103572. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103572]
Transboundary waters ; Freshwater ; Agreements ; Treaties ; Political aspects ; Water policies ; International relations ; Water resources ; Conflicts ; Economic development ; Hydropower / Mozambique / Zimbabwe / Botswana / Namibia / Zambia / Angola / France / Belgium / Netherlands / South Africa / Eswatini / Nepal / India / Cambodia / Vietnam / Germany / Ecuador / Peru / Canada / Jordan / Syrian Arab Republic / Israel / Bangladesh / Spain / Portugal / North America / Egypt / Sudan / Burundi / Kenya / United Republic of Tanzania / Rwanda / Uganda / Zambezi River / Meuse River / Komati River / Kosi River / Mekong River / Rhine River / Sauer River / Senegal River / Tumbes River / Columbia River / Yarmouk River / Ganges River / Guadiana River / Great Lakes / Nile River / St. Lawrence Seaway / Lake Victoria
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052197)
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While academics have argued that most interactions between states over shared water resources demonstrate a tendency for cooperation rather than conflict, they have also identified treaties and agreements as the best examples of continued cooperation. However, treaties and agreements may also be a cause for conflict, especially when they are deemed to be unfair and unjust. Moreover, increasing burdens from climate change such as changing climate patterns and higher variability in precipitation combined with changing water demand from population growth and economic development generate a pressure to reform existing treaties and agreements. This article, adopting initial steps of comparative historical analysis, investigates the role of the political context in driving amendments and replacements in transboundary freshwater agreements.
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