A decision tool for allocating the waters of the Jordan River basin between all riparian parties

Water Resources Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 447-461

  Mimi, Ziad A ^a   Sawalhi, Bassam I ^a  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Equitable allocation; International river basin management; Jordan river basin; Middle east; Riparian water rights; Transboundary waters

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS;

DECISION TOOL;

WATER RESOURCES;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; GEOPOLITICS; INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RELATIONS; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN RIVER; MIDDLE EAST;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0346392668     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WARM.0000004959.90022.ba     Document Type: Article

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