The importance of water in the Middle East

Abstract

In my study, following the introduction, I will review the water policy in three Middle Eastern countries, namely of Iran’s, Israel’s and Jordan’s water resource policies. Firstly I will reveal the geographical, political and hydrogeological aspects of Iran, afterwards the political crisis based on the hydrogeological difficulties, in connection with it’s surrounding neighbors especially Irak and Afghanistan. Then I will deal with the video massage, which was sent by Benyamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, to the iranian people, in this paragraph I also give a short summary of the ups and downs in the relations of Israel and Iran. Following this I will reveal the geographical, hydrogeological and political difficulties in Israel including the agreements with the Palestinian theritories, and with Jordan. In the next part I will summarize the geographical and hydrogeological aspects of Jordan. At the end of my study I submit a few hydrogeological solutions that are coming from Israel, and which might help other countries in the region as well. I will conclude my study with a short summary and a possible solution based on my study.