‘Hotel Middle East’: social shocks and adaptation in Jordan’s domestic water sector

Natasha Westheimer, Michael Gilmont and Troy Sternberg

Water International, 2019, vol. 44, issue 4, 444-462

Abstract: While socio-ecological systems are susceptible to social shocks, a theoretical and empirical understanding of social-shock adaptation remains absent from the literature. This article investigates the Syrian refugee crisis in water-scarce Jordan, where historical waves of migration have shaped water governance. Findings suggest that water sector adaptation to social shocks fits within broader adaptation theory, and that frequent refugee crises in Jordan have perpetuated reactive water governance, shaping the sector’s resiliencies, vulnerabilities, and adaptation processes. Through examining adaptation processes in the acute water and refugee contexts of Jordan, we suggest that through planning and preparedness, socio-ecological systems could build resilience to social shocks.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2019.1622277

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