Renewable Energy in the Middle East Enhancing Security through Regional Cooperation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mason, Michael (Editor), Mor, Amit (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Energy industries.; Climate change.; Environmental management.; Human geography.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Economics.; Climate Change.; Environmental Management.; Human Geography.

Energy insecurity is not normally associated with the Middle East. However, away from the oil-rich Persian Gulf, the countries of the eastern Mediterranean are particularly vulnerable. Their fossil fuel endowments are low, while their fractious relationships with each other have long fostered wider...