Thirsty sea, tainted river : shedding light on the Middle East's threatened border waters
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2006
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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
The Dead Sea is shrinking and the Akkar watershed is polluted. In a region where collaboration is often in short supply, international teams of researchers — supported by Canada’s International Development Research Centre — have been working together to save these endangered boundary waters.
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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Mer assoiffée, fleuve pollué : regard sur les eaux frontalières menacées du Moyen Orient
Arabic version available in IDRC Digital Library
Arabic version available in IDRC Digital Library
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JORDAN--DEAD SEA, LEBANON--AL-KABIR RIVER, LEBANON--LITANI RIVER, SHARED WATER RESOURCES, WATER POLLUTION, WATER SHORTAGE, WATER UTILIZATION, IRRIGATION, TOURISM, ISRAEL--DEAD SEA, WEST BANK, GAZA, SYRIA--AL-AROUS RIVER