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2. Ensuring Water Security in the Middle East: Policy Implications
- Author:
- Liel Maghen, Shira Kronich, Christiane Frohlich, Mahmoud Shatat, Tobias von Lossow, Ali Oguz Diriöz, Giulia Giordano, and Desirée A.L Quagliarotti
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Israel/Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives (IPCRI)
- Abstract:
- Over the last decades, desertification and water-scarcity have become major problems in the Middle East, and more specifically in the Eastern Mediterranean region (Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Syria). These developments have had significant political and socioeconomic impacts for the region. Increasingly securitized, water has been transformed into a political card, discouraging inter-state cooperation. Securitization of water has also led to exclusion of civil society and non-governmental actors from resource management. This Joint Policy Study resulted from a partnership between IPCRI, AIES and Euromesco. IT discusses securitisation and de-securitisation trends in the region and examines the policies that can ensure water security. It argues that multilateral cooperation can trigger effective cooperation over shared water resources. Furthermore, civil society should be reincorporated into management and monitoring of water resources, which would lead to gradual desecuritisation of this resource.
- Topic:
- Security, Regional Cooperation, Natural Resources, and Water
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan
3. Tourism Across Borders in Israel/Palestine: Using Tourism as a Tool for Social and Political Change
- Author:
- Anne Bauer
- Publication Date:
- 02-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Israel/Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives (IPCRI)
- Abstract:
- This research was conducted as part of IPCRI's project "Tourism Brings Us Closer", funded by the Swiss Embassy, and examines the ways in which tourism can be used as a tool for social and political change. The research is based on focused group discussions with actors in the tourism industry that were conducted within the scope of the project. Thereby, the research analyses the challenges and opportunities identified by people working in the field. The research also offers a set of recommendations that can inform future engagements.
- Topic:
- Regional Cooperation and Tourism
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, and Palestine
4. One City, Two Realities: Jerusalem Public Opinion Survey 2018
- Author:
- Dan Miodownik and Noam Brenner
- Publication Date:
- 04-2018
- Content Type:
- Case Study
- Institution:
- Israel/Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives (IPCRI)
- Abstract:
- This public opinion survey covers different issues of life in Jerusalem of its Israeli and Palestinian residents. It surveys their expressions about local needs, who they view as their local leadership, their social attitudes and ways of communication. It also explores perceptions of violence, life satisfaction and also questions about the future of Jerusalem and municipal elections. This survey is a part of a larger peacebuilding initiative in Jerusalem called “Building Visions for the Future of Jerusalem: A Bottom-Up Approach”. As such, the survey is one of a few ways to collect and give voice to the residents’ needs and perceptions regarding their life in Jerusalem. Its final objectives are to to better understand the foundations for cooperation between the two populations in this contested city, in order to assist in improving their well-being.
- Topic:
- Demographics, Territorial Disputes, Public Opinion, and Survey
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, Palestine, and Jerusalem