An analysis of the causes of water crisis in the Euphrates-Tigris river basin

Aysegül Kibaroglu () and Tugba Maden ()

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2014, vol. 4, issue 4, 347-353

Abstract: The Euphrates-Tigris river basin now faces severe water crisis that have been fueled by national development projects in a mainly water-scarce region. Increasing demand-induced scarcity is further complicated by a history of international tensions between the three riparian nations of Turkey, Syria and Iraq and has occurred in a changing climate. Water is a critical security issue for these nations. This essay analyses the causes of the water crises by reviewing the historical hydropolitical international relations of the region. Copyright Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences Inc. 2014

Keywords: Transboundary water politics; Euphrates-Tigris river basin; Turkey; Syria; Iraq; Conflict; Cooperation; Non-state actors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s13412-014-0185-9

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