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1 Cunningham - Cunningham - Saigo: Environmental Science 7th Ed.

2 ‘New Geography of Conflict’
“Possible flashpoint for resource conflict” Water systems & aquifers Jordan Nile Tigris – Euphrates Amu Darya Indus Mountain Aquifer (West Bank/Israel)” Flight back from NY 2 days ago, free copy of Foreign Affairs, article on geography of conflict Much writing about resource scarcity - and Nile almost always surfaces as a flashpoint Cunningham - Cunningham - Saigo: Environmental Science 7th Ed.

3 Middle East Water Conflicts
Cunningham - Cunningham - Saigo: Environmental Science 7th Ed.

4 Israeli- Palestinian Water Conflict Israel uses 82% Of West Bank
groundwater; charges Arabs 3x Cunningham - Cunningham - Saigo: Environmental Science 7th Ed.

5 Israel’s boundary with Egypt and Gaza (Palestine)
Cunningham - Cunningham - Saigo: Environmental Science 7th Ed.

6 Dead Sea Shrinkage Cunningham - Cunningham - Saigo: Environmental Science 7th Ed.

7 Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Turkey Iraq Cunningham - Cunningham - Saigo: Environmental Science 7th Ed.

8 International cooperation on water use
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