EVST 245 - Water Resources and Politics in the Middle East

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Randolph-Macon College

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Description:

Water scarcity poses one of the most immediate and serious threats to the international community. One problem specific to Middle East water resource management is that major watershed (and groundwater) divides rarely coincide with political boundaries. In some cases, such as the Nile River, the Tigris River and the Euphrates River, a single water source passes through several nations, and disputes arise between upstream and downstream users. In other cases, rivers form national borders, such as the Jordan River, which is lodged between Israel and Syria, Jordan and theWest Bank. The control of this resource has become the primary national security issue for many Middle East nations. In an active-learning format using a series of Middle East case studies, this class will enable students to determine both the historical and modern, natural and human-induced factors that lead to water crises (i.e. shortages) in any part of the world; to predict the socioeconomic and political implications of water crises; and to formulate workable solutions to a water crisis. Students conduct multi- and interdisciplinary analyses of at least five Middle East water crises in an integrated laboratory and class format. This course may be offered as an interdisciplinary laboratory science course on the collegiate laboratory science requirement. Same as INST 245. Four hours. Mr. Fenster.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rmc.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 752-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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