Water scarcity, climate change and conflict in the Middle East : securing livelihoods, building peace /: securing livelihoods, building peace. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Christopher Ward and Sandra Ruckstuhl.
• Authors: Ward, Christopher; Ruckstuhl, Sandra
• Contents: Cover ; Author Bio; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Background on the Middle East and North Africa Region; The countries of the region; Global and regional trends; Part I CHALLENGES: The Challenge of Water Scarcity, Climate Change and Water-related Conflict; 1. The Challenge of Water and Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa and the Drivers of Water Scarcity; Water resources and uses; Climate and farming systems; The contribution of agriculture; Recent trends: an agriculture already under stress; Agriculture and water Irrigation in the Middle East and North AfricaAgricultural heritage and conservation; Food security and agricultural water management; Conclusion: drivers of scarcity and the challenge of water for agriculture; 2. Climate Change and its Expected Impacts; Climate change events anticipated in the Middle East and North Africa; Expected impacts of climate change on agricultural water and farming; 3. Water and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa; A deadly water conflict; The nature and role of conflict in the water sector of the region; Why does conflict so often arise over water? Types of water conflict in the regionThe challenge of transboundary water; Conflict at the national or inter-sectoral level; Conflict at the local level; Factors exacerbating water conflict in the Middle East and North Africa; Water and conflict in the Syrian crisis; Part II OPTIONS: Responses to Water Scarcity, Climate Change and Water-related Conflict, and Options for the Future; 4. Policies and Institutions for Managing Water Resources for Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa; Bringing integrated management to bear on agricultural water to promote efficiency Overall water governance and institutions in the Middle East and North AfricaIWRM and the basin approach; Subsidiarity, decentralization and participation; Acting on the supply-side drivers of scarcity; Groundwater depletion; The incentive framework for promoting water use efficiency and water productivity in agriculture; 5. Water Use Efficiency and Crop Water Productivity in Agricultural Water Management in the Middle East and North Africa; Water use efficiency and water productivity; Surface irrigation: increasing water use efficiency and closing the yield gap through modernization Pressurized irrigation and high value agricultureSustainable groundwater irrigation; Rainfed agriculture; Watershed management and water management in the region's drylands; Salinization, waterlogging and drainage; 6. Adapting to Climate Change and Ensuring Food Security; How farmers may adapt to climate change; Adaptation options for farming systems; Household-level livelihood strategies; Strategies for adapting agriculture under climate change; Regional and international dimensions; Climate change mitigation and the agricultural carbon footprint; Food security and climate change
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 333.91; Water-supply -- Middle East -- Management; Water resources development -- Middle East; Water and civilization; Climate and civilization; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786721303; 1786721309
• Related ISBNs: 9781784537760
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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