The Yarmouk River agreements: Jordan-Syrian transboundary water management, 1953-2004

Arab World Geographer

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-39

  Rosenberg, David E ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam building; Jordan River basin; Water sharing

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; DAM CONSTRUCTION; LAND USE PLANNING; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; YARMOUK RIVER;

EID: 34047096018     PISSN: 14806800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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