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	<title>International Water Law Project Blog &#187; Middle East</title>
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		<title>Water Security, National Security and Israel’s Separation Wall: The Case of Battir</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2013/03/06/water-security-national-security-and-israels-separation-wall-the-case-of-battir/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabriel Eckstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only a few miles from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and the Green Line, residents of the Palestinian village of Battir practice an ancient agricultural water-use technique dating back to the Roman Period  . . .  Israel is currently planning to build the separation wall on the edge of Battir, separating Palestinian farmers from their fields.]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Africa’s Water Security</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2012/05/27/the-future-of-africas-water-security/</link>
		<comments>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2012/05/27/the-future-of-africas-water-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 02:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabriel Eckstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago, the BBC reported (here) on vast reservoirs of ground water resources underlying the African continent and the critical use that this water could have for populations now and in the future. While the so-called “discovery” of this water wealth may be questionable (see WaterWired’s Michael Campana explaining what we already knew here), the resurgence in interest in fresh water for Africa is a critical development in itself.]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Turkey’s Contemplated European Union “Freeze” Have to do with Water?</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2012/02/02/what-does-turkey%e2%80%99s-contemplated-european-union-%e2%80%9cfreeze%e2%80%9d-have-to-do-with-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2012/02/02/what-does-turkey%e2%80%99s-contemplated-european-union-%e2%80%9cfreeze%e2%80%9d-have-to-do-with-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>h2olwpadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following post is by Rhett Larson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Professor Larson specializes on environmental and natural resource law and, in particular, on domestic and international water law and policy. Professor Larson offers the following post as part of his ongoing research. Turkey plays an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Libya and Water as a Weapon</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2011/09/15/libya-and-water-as-a-weapon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2011/09/15/libya-and-water-as-a-weapon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabriel Eckstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conflict in Libya raises a number of important international water law and policy questions, including the legal implications of using water supply and infrastructure as a weapon, and the role of the international community in guiding domestic water policy in transition or post-conflict governments with control of a major international waterbody. A recent article in The National (here) illustrated these issues and reported that Gaddafi’s forces had sabotaged water supply facilities, attacked water supply personnel working with the transition Libyan government, and limited access to strategic water supply locations thereby aggravating the ongoing Libyan water crisis. There were even rumors that the former regime may have even tried to poison some of the country’s fresh water resources.]]></description>
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		<title>Accord or Discord on the Nile? – Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2010/07/26/accord-or-discord-on-the-nile-%e2%80%93-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2010/07/26/accord-or-discord-on-the-nile-%e2%80%93-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabriel Eckstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before giving my assessment of the Agreement on the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework (CFA), a brief caveat. As you will see from the copy I procured, the document has some formatting defects (e.g., different font sizes, a few color changes, non-consecutive numbering, variations in indentation spaces, etc.). While I (and my sources) cannot vouch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accord or Discord on the Nile? – Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2010/07/26/accord-or-discord-on-the-nile-%e2%80%93-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2010/07/26/accord-or-discord-on-the-nile-%e2%80%93-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabriel Eckstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its always a good day when nations come to terms over shared fresh water resources, especially in the more parched regions of the world. Hence, it was a wonderful turn of events when various news agencies (e.g., here, here, here, here, and here) reported recently that the nations of the Nile River Basin had reached [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geneva Initiative Releases Water Annex to Model Israel-Palestinian Peace Agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2009/09/16/geneva-initiative-releases-water-annex-to-model-israel-palestinian-peace-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2009/09/16/geneva-initiative-releases-water-annex-to-model-israel-palestinian-peace-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabriel Eckstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International Water Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, September 15, 2009, the Geneva Initiative released its long-awaited Annexes to its Model Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement. Among the various annexes was one pertaining to water. While not the most legally artful agreement, the accord is a remarkable and positive development in the pursuit of peace between the two peoples.]]></description>
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		<title>Terry Spragg Comments on Water, Peace and the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2009/07/29/terry-spragg-comments-on-water-peace-and-the-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2009/07/29/terry-spragg-comments-on-water-peace-and-the-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabriel Eckstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terry Spragg, inventor of the Spraggbag, sent me an e-mail responding to my previous posting on Water, Peace and the Middle East. I thought it worth sharing.]]></description>
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		<title>Water, Peace and the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2009/07/23/water-peace-and-the-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2009/07/23/water-peace-and-the-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabriel Eckstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent New York Times Op-Ed, Stanley A. Weiss offers a grave perspective of the water situation in the Middle East. He writes that “the region is headed toward a water calamity that could overwhelm all efforts at peace.” Ominous words, but sadly, true.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey’s GAP project and International Water Law</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2009/05/28/turkey%e2%80%99s-gap-project-and-international-water-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2009/05/28/turkey%e2%80%99s-gap-project-and-international-water-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 14:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabriel Eckstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Greek paper, Kathimerini, reports that the water situation on the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers is getting worse.  Iraqi dam storage is down 75% from 3 years ago, while the river flow in Euphrates has fallen by a similar percentage as compared with the year 2000.  And since rainfall in the region has been average, all finger’s point to Turkey and its ongoing hydro projects.]]></description>
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