Will the water resources of israel, palestine and jordan remain sufficient to permit economic and social development for the foreseeable future?

Water Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 397-410

  Chenoweth, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gaza; Israel; Jordan; Palestine; Scenario analysis; Water resources; West Bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958710290     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2010.131     Document Type: Article

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