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Ebb and flow, Volume 2: water in the shadow of conflict in the Middle East and North Africa [1]

The Middle East and North Africa Region encapsulates many of the issues surrounding water and human mobility. It is the most water-scarce region in the world and is experiencing unprecedented levels of forced displacement. Ebb and Flow: Volume 2. Water in the Shadow of Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa examines the links between water risks (harmful outcomes related to water, from droughts and floods to lack of sanitation), conflict, and forced displacement. It aims to better explain how to address the vulnerabilities of forcibly displaced persons and their host communities, and to identify water policy and investment responses. Contrary to common belief, the report finds that the evidence linking water risks with conflict and forced displacement in the region is not unequivocal. Water risks are more frequently related to cooperation than to conflict at both domestic and international levels. But while conflict is not necessarily a consequence of water risks, the reverse is a real and concerning phenomenon: conflict amplifies water risks.
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Publication Date: 
23/08/2021
Edoardo Borgomeo [3], Anders Jägerskog [4], Esha Zaveri [5], Jason Russ [6], Amjad Khan [7], Richard Damania [8]
The World Bank [9]
Tags:
Water Resources [10], Conflicts [11], Water Demand [12], Displacement [13], Climate Change [14], Africa [15]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/ebb-and-flow-volume-2-water-shadow-conflict-middle-east-and-north-africa

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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Ebb and Flow Volume two.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/edoardo-borgomeo
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/esha-zaveri
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jason-russ
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/amjad-khan
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/richard-damania
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