1. Hydropolitics in the MENA Region Ana Elisa Cascão King’s College of London Presentation to TWM 2008 MENA 2nd-3rd November 2008 2nd November
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4. North Africa Transboundary River Basins DRA BASIN Morocco Algeria DAOURA BASIN Morocco Algeria GUIR BASIN Algeria Morocco OUED BON BASIN Morocco Algeria MEDJERDA BASIN Tunisia Algeria TAFNA BASIN Algeria Morocco NIGER BASIN Algeria +10 riparians LAKE CHAD BASIN Chad Algeria Sudan Libya +5 riparians NILE BASIN Egypt Sudan Ethiopia +7 riparians
5. Middle East Transboundary River Basins JORDAN BASIN Jordan Israel Syria West Bank Lebanon TIGRIS-EUPHRATES BASIN Iraq Turkey Iran Syria CORUH BASIN Turkey Georgia ASI/ORONTES BASIN Turkey Syria Lebanon Wadi Al Izziyah BASIN Lebanon Israel An Nahr Al Kabir BASIN Syria Lebanon Nahr Al Kabir BASIN Syria Turkey
14. WATER AND POLITICS – Framework of Hydro-Hegemony ( Zeitoun and Warner 2006 ) Often asymmetric Geography Material power Bargaining power Ideational power 4 PILLARS OF POWER
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17. EGYPT (HH) SUDAN ETHIOPIA Geography Geography Geography Material power Material power Material power Bargaining power Bargaining power Bargaining power Ideational power Ideational power Ideational power Adapted from Zeitoun and Warner, 2006 TURKEY (HH) Bargaining power Ideational power SYRIA Geography Material power Bargaining power Ideational power IRAQ Geography Material power Bargaining power Ideational power Nile Basin Tigris-Euphrates Basin Geography Material power Some examples of HYDRO-HEGEMONY in the MENA region
18. BARGANING POWER - in interstate relations and negotiations WHO CONTROLS THE NEGOTIATIONS? WHO CONTROLS THE AGREEMENTS? WHO CONTROLS THE NUMBERS? WHO CONTROLS THE AGENDA? WHO CONTROLS THE LEGITIMACY? WHO PLAYS BETTER WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW? WHO HAS ACCESS TO INVESTMENT?
19. IDEATIONAL POWER - Power to influence perceptions Asymmetric Knowledge Sanctioned Discourse Incentives Playing with time Silent Co-option Ambiguity Diplomacy/ Cooperation
20. POWER RELATIONS, CONFLICT & COOPERATION CO-EXIST Wolf et al 2003 Hydropolitical Power Relations are hidden 3 HYDROPOLITICAL COOPERATION Hydropolitical Power Relations must be unravelled Cascão 2007
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22. By the end of the 1st session, participants should be aware : * Existing transboundary water resources in the MENA region and * Linkages between water, politics, power and security
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