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A Shared Future: Transboundary Water Concerns in the Jordan River Basin
In the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there is one feature of the natural landscape that serves as potential grounds for regional collaboration: water. Its scarcity has plagued generations of Israeli and Palestinian users, its significance has inspired a body of cultural products, its necessity has ensured advancements in infrastructure and technology, and its control has often determined who may cultivate the land. This paper examines each of these defined areas before focusing on two organizations of water diplomacy, EcoPeace Middle East and the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. EcoPeace employs a bottom-up approach to empower Israelis and Palestinians to demand solutions to local water issues, and a top-down approach focused on the publication of policy briefs. The Arava Institute addresses environmental challenges through the collaboration of riparian communities, and offers Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians and other international participants the opportunity to conduct research at Kibbutz Ketura on the Israeli side of the Arava Valley. These organizations promote collaboration on water issues in the Jordan River basin that will affect generations of water users. However, this thesis will encourage both organizations to explicitly address the contrasting water histories of Israelis and Palestinians, as reflected in Israeli and Palestinian literature and culture, in order to effectively foster collaboration in the long-term future. ; Plan II Honors Program
A Shared Future: Transboundary Water Concerns in the Jordan River Basin
In the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there is one feature of the natural landscape that serves as potential grounds for regional collaboration: water. Its scarcity has plagued generations of Israeli and Palestinian users, its significance has inspired a body of cultural products, its necessity has ensured advancements in infrastructure and technology, and its control has often determined who may cultivate the land. This paper examines each of these defined areas before focusing on two organizations of water diplomacy, EcoPeace Middle East and the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. EcoPeace employs a bottom-up approach to empower Israelis and Palestinians to demand solutions to local water issues, and a top-down approach focused on the publication of policy briefs. The Arava Institute addresses environmental challenges through the collaboration of riparian communities, and offers Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians and other international participants the opportunity to conduct research at Kibbutz Ketura on the Israeli side of the Arava Valley. These organizations promote collaboration on water issues in the Jordan River basin that will affect generations of water users. However, this thesis will encourage both organizations to explicitly address the contrasting water histories of Israelis and Palestinians, as reflected in Israeli and Palestinian literature and culture, in order to effectively foster collaboration in the long-term future. ; Plan II Honors Program
A Shared Future: Transboundary Water Concerns in the Jordan River Basin
Geller, Mai (author) / Eaton, David / Grumberg, Karen
2020-12-01
Theses
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
710
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