Water and peace in the Middle East: proceedings of the First Israeli-Palestinian International Academic Conference on Water, Zurich, Switzerland, 10-13 December 1992.

Part 1 General introduction: vision can make a difference - transboundary issues, G.E. Stout a projection of the demand of water in the West Bank and Gaza Strip 1992-2005, G. Awartani water management policy in Israel - a comprehensive approach, M.B. Meir reducing the risks of conflict over fresh water resources in the Middle East, P.H. Gleick Palestinian water supplies and demands, N. Al-Khatib and K.K. Assaf management of Israel's water resources, J. Schwarz a case for demand-side water management, T. Naff. Part 2 The Jordan river basin: water utilization in the Yarmuk-Jordan, 1192-1992, J.W. Eaton and D.J. Eaton the relevance of Johnston Plan to the reality of 1993 and beyond, A. Soffer the Arab-Israeli conflict over water resources, I. Mustafa a budget of the surface and underground water in northern Jordan, H.S. Salem the legal-institutional issues involved in the solution of water conflicts in the Middle East - the Jordan, D.A. Caponera. Part 3 Ground water - the mountain aquifer and Gaza: and Israeli-Palestinian water-sharing regime, J.W. Moore eastward groundwater flow from the mountain aquifer, D.J. Scarpa groundwater allocation in Judea and Samaria, H. Gvirtzman the development of the water resources of the occupied Palestinian territories - some key issues, D.R.C. Grey international law and the mountain aquifer, E. Benvenisti approaches to the legal aspects of the conflict on water rights in Palestine/Israel, K. Kuttab and I. Isaac water situation in the Gaza Strip, I.R. Shawwa the Gaza Strip water problem - an emergency solution for the Palestinian population, E. Ahiram and H. Siniora. Part 4 Developing alternative water sources: contribution of water imports to Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian peace, G.E. Gruen costs of inter-regional conveyance of water and costs of sea water desalination, E. Kally replenishment of Palestinian waters by artificial recharge as a non-controversial option in water resource management in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, K.K. Assaf potential applications for desalination in the area, D. Hoffman the role of reclamation and reuse in addressing community water needs in Israel and the West Bank, D.A. Okun reuse of waste water for irrigation in the West Bank - some aspects, M.Y. Sbeih fossil water under the deserts of the Middle East - a safeguard against strife, A.S. Issar the peace canal project - a multiple conflict resolution perspective for the Middle East, B. Wachtel. Part 5 Approaches to resolving the water conflicts: economic and political adjustments to scarce water in the Middle East, T. Allan a novel approach to the allocation of international water resources, H. Zarour and J. Isaac water sharing through trade in markets for water rights - an illustrative application to the Middle East, N. Zeitouni et al water policy in the context of Palestinian self-government, A.M. Lesch. (Part contents).