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Title: | Globalization and water resources management: the changing value of water | Authors: | Mimi, Ziad Sawalhi, Bassam I. Aliewi, Amjad |
Keywords: | Jordan River - International status;Riparian rights;Water rights;Conflict of interests - Middle East;Water supply – Political aspects - Middle East | Issue Date: | 1993 | Abstract: | The Jordan River system, which is shared by Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and Palestine, is a major issue in the current Middle East peace negotiations. Although we believe that the International Water Law is the most suitable basis to solve the disputes between Arab countries and Israel, it is worthwhile developing multiweighting approximation criteria for determining the water rights for the above riparian countries. The paper provides an overview of current resolution principles and procedures and presents the conflict resolution process in theory. The aim of this paper is to develop multi-criteria decision tool to the problem of allocating the waters of the Jordan River Basin between all riparian parties. The prime principle of the criteria is equitable and reasonable allocation factors identified by the International Law Commission in its draft articles on the non-navigational uses of water. A general mathematical model was derived that found the optimal allocation outcome based on the weight of each factor. The approach presented here should be seen as a trial to deal with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict over water rights in such complex trans-boundary water resources system. It is hoped that, water negotiators review this approach | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/4330 |
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