Securitizing Water, Climate, and Migration in Israel, Jordan, and Syria

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 293-307

  Weinthal, Erika ^a   Zawahri, Neda ^b   Sowers, Jeannie ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Migration; Refugees; Securitization; Water

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT STRESS; INTERNAL MIGRATION; NATIONAL SECURITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REFUGEE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ISRAEL; JORDAN; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 84940437498     PISSN: 15679764     EISSN: 15731553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10784-015-9279-4     Document Type: Article

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