期刊名称：International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies
印刷版ISSN：2349-6711
电子版ISSN：2349-6959
出版年度：2016
卷号：2
期号：6
页码：107-130
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出版社：Scholar Publications
摘要：The ‘water scarcity indicator’, on the other hand, indicates the required level of technological inputs in order to maintain self-sufficiency by states. More importantly, it indicates the economic rationality of each state’s water management policies. Water history archives allow us to gain an understanding of the development of landscapes, how water flows through them and alters its course with changing climatic conditions. It also gives an insight into the historic uses of this precious resource and the refined systems of water sharing that have been developed over the centuries. This documentary heritage thus forms an essential basis for the development of sound water management systems today, particularly in Mediterranean countries where scarcity is increasingly putting pressure on water resources. The Middle East region has experienced many environmental concerns lately. Water resources are becoming increasingly scarce, especially for the millions there who already lack access to sanitary water. Some of these countries, including Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, are facing unique problems that require global, immediate attention. Beside their neighboring locations, one shared factor of all these countries is their lack of water resources and poor water management. The intensity of regional politics in the Middle East reflects the importance of each states perception of its rights of access to water. When the downward trajectory of regional surface water was first noticed in the 1960s, competition between states in the region for scarce water resources was such that it led to hostilities on a number of occasions. Key Words: Water Deficiencies, water scarcity, Stalinization, desertification.
