International rivers and national security: The Euphrates, Ganges-Brahmaputra, Indus, Tigris, and Yarmouk rivers

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 280-289

  Zawahri, Neda A ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Droughts; Euphrates Tigris Indus Ganges Brahmaputra, and Yarmouk Rivers; Floods; National security and international rivers

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FOOD SECURITY; NATIONAL SECURITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SECURITY THREAT; WATER BUDGET;

ASIA; BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER; EUPHRATES RIVER; EURASIA; GANGES RIVER; INDUS RIVER; MIDDLE EAST; SOUTH ASIA; TIGRIS RIVER; YARMOUK RIVER;

EID: 56349144811     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2008.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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