عنوان

Uncharted waters of the Middle East: Re-visiting the Euphrates-Tigris conflict in troubled times

Number

TL48510

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Uncharted waters of the Middle East: Re-visiting the Euphrates-Tigris conflict in troubled times

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Ercan Yavuz

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Islam, Shafiqul

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Tufts University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2015

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

216

Text of Note

Committee members: Moomaw, William R.

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-14037-7

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.S.

Discipline of degree

Civil Engineering

Body granting the degree

Tufts University

Text preceding or following the note

2015

Text of Note

This study was set to explore the link between hydro-politics and hydro-developments in the Euphrates-Tigris basin. Turkey, Syria and Iraq have exploited the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers through unilateral, large-scale ambitious projects over the past half-century. Although these extensive damming and irrigation activities have caused drastic changes in the hydrological characteristics of the rivers, our argument here is that the main reason the dispute deteriorated, was due to the national security perceptions of riparian countries, which have been driven by historical mistrust, ideological rivalry and ethno-religious conflicts. Water has been another dynamic catalyst to already complex interstate security relations. At this point, a hydro-hegemony framework appears to be a simple, but comprehensive analytical tool for examining the water-power-conflict nexus. Issue-linkage strategies have been an effective source of bargaining power to narrow the power gap among riparians. Water conflict in the Euphrates-Tigris basin will become more difficult to manage since inherited problems from the past are coupled with complex demographic, climatic, and political challenges. Lack of reliable data, efficient irrigation and agricultural practices, and effective demand management policies further complicated the situation. Riparian countries can only cope with the difficulties of the future through collaborative action.

Civil engineering; Water Resource Management; Political science

Subject Term

Social sciences;Applied sciences;Earth sciences;Euphrates-tigris;Hydro-hegemony;Issue-linkage;Southeastern anatolia project;Turkey;Water security

Andahazy, William

Islam, Shafiqul

Subdivision

Civil Engineering

Tufts University

Call Number

1733689278; 1601731

Electronic name

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[Thesis]

276903

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