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A Real Threat to
Middle East
Security
Background
• About FoEME
• FoEME study region- Egypt, Israel,
Palestinian Authority (PA), Jordan,
southern Lebanon
• Climate Change impacts on water security
and regional stability.
Background
• The Middle East-a politically volatile region
• Israel/Egypt Peace Treaty but cold peace
• 1994 Jordan/Israel Peace Treaty including
agreement over the sharing of common water
resources
• Interim agreements with PA and Israel but water
sharing left to final status
• No Peace Treaty or water agreements with
Lebanon and Syria
Background
• Study region characterized by water scarcity:
most of the water sources are shared between
neighboring countries
Background
• Agriculture of key economic importance to
Egypt, PA and lesser extent Jordan
Population GDP $US Water resources Surface
(% Agric- (m2 /capita year Area (sq.
ulture) km.)