Environment, Society and Security: Interrelated Challenges in the Middle East

The environment has no political boundaries. [...]cross-border and/or regional cooperation is highly advisable either in the sharing of the common environment or in managing the problems that arise. While Arab states have traditionally received these refugees well and even provided services and soci...

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Published in:Palestine-Israel journal of politics, economics, and culture economics, and culture, 2014-01, Vol.19/20 (4/1), p.9
Main Author: Rózsa, Erzsébet N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breeding of animals
Climate change
Environmental protection
Food
Food security
Food supply
Globalization
Industrial development
International relations
Land settlement
Modernization
Mortality
Population
Population growth
Refugees
Society
Solar energy
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Summary:The environment has no political boundaries. [...]cross-border and/or regional cooperation is highly advisable either in the sharing of the common environment or in managing the problems that arise. While Arab states have traditionally received these refugees well and even provided services and social benefits to their Arab "brethren," before long restrictions had to be introduced as water and electricity consumption, the cost of living and unemployment skyrocketed.6 The water situation in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip is defined not only by natural and/or humanitarian causes, but also by political and legal commitments, such as the Oslo Agreement and Israel's responsibility as the occupying power under international law.
ISSN:0793-1395