New book explores Mid-East water resources
Sept. 18, 2007 -- In a new book titled Water Resources in the Middle East: Israel-Palestinian Water Issues - from Conflict to Cooperation, coedited by professors Hillel Shuval and Hassan Dweik, leading Palestinian, Israeli and international water experts document the importance of mutual understanding, respect and amity among peoples during a difficult period of stress. This book demonstrates hope, optimism and the belief that people with good will can help contribute to peace and mutual cooperation in solving shared water problems essential for their mutual survival and welfare. The present water crisis facing the Middle East will become even more severe over the next twenty years, unless dealt with energetically and in good time. This situation requires urgent action by the countries of the region, the international community and civil society in general.
This book provides valuable source material for water scientists, engineers, political scientists, specialists in conflict resolution, environmentalists, economists, lawyers, administrators, managers and policy makers interested in understanding, developing, managing and protecting the scarce shared water resources of the Middle East and for the promotion of "Water for Life" for the benefit of all the nations of the region.
Professor Hillel Shuval is Director of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Hadassah Academic College-Jerusalem and Professor Emeritus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He served as initiator and co-chairman of the First and Second Israeli-Palestinian International Conferences on Water held in Zurich in 1992 and Antalya, Turkey 2004.
Professor Hassan Dweik is a Professor of Polymer and Industrial Chemistry at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, he served as the co-Chairman of the Second Israeli-Palestinian international Conference on water in Antalya in 2004. He is Executive Vice President at Al-Quds University. He has published many articles on environmental issues in Palestine, in particular on water pollution and solid waste management
The book has been published as the second volume of the new scientific Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace (HESP). For more information, see: http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/hexagon_02.htm