Water Scarcity, Land Degradation and Desertification in the Mediterranean Region Environmental and Security Aspects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rubio, José L. (Editor), Safriel, Uriel (Editor), Daussa, Raul (Editor), Blum, Winfried (Editor), Pedrazzini, Fausto (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
• Subjects: Environment.; Hydrology.; Natural disasters.; Sustainable development.; Water pollution.; Development economics.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Sustainable Development.; Development Economics.; Environment, general.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Natural Hazards.

Based on the suggestions made by the speakers of Plenary Session IV “Ch- lenges to the management of water resources and to countering deserti cation in the Mediterranean region” during the 15th Economic and Environmental Forum, the OCEEA proposed to organize a workshop on “Water Scarcity, Land Degr...

Table of Contents:

• Key Notes Presentations
• Background Paper
• Grounding Security, Securing the Ground
• Status of Desertification in the Mediterranean Region
• Desertification and Water Scarcity as a Security Challenge in the Mediterranean
• Facing Water Crises and Shortages in the Mediterranean
• Reviewing Land Use and Security Linkages in the Mediterranean Region
• Reports of theWorkings Groups
• Wg I — Security Implications of Unsustainable Water Management and Land Use
• Wg Ii — Loss of Livelihoods and Increased Migration
• Wg Iii — Linkages Between Combating Land Degradation, Desertification and Conflict Prevention
• Wg IV — Managing Water Scarcity
• Introductory Remarks to the Working Group IV: Managing Water Scarcity
• Egyptian Water and Soil: A Cause for Migration and Security Threats?.