The Golan Heights Flashcards
Who are the players?
Jordan, Iraq, UK Gov., Balfour Beatty, Turkish gov, Palestinians, FoTE Mid East Charity, Israel, Lebanon, Aqaba Tourists
What violence has the water issue caused?
Arab-Israeli War in 1967
What are the main sources of water?
River Jordan
3 aquifers
What are the conditions like in Turkey?
High rainfall and reasonable climate
SE (Anatolia) and major cities (Istanbul) have a high. pop. and low rainfall
Tigris & Euphrates start in Turkey and flow into Syria
What is the project in Turkey?
SE Anatolia Project
What are the key features of the SE Anatolia Project?
$32 bn.
UK gov. allowed Balfour Beatty water company to supply water
21 dams, 19 HEP and tunnels
What are the positives and negatives of the SE Anatolia project?
Provides power, irrigation, cash crops, business farming for RUM
400% economic growth for Turkey
12% econominc growth for South East
- Cuts off the Syrian supply as runs through Syria so Syria and Iraq strongly disagree with project
- Holds back economic development and food production in these countries
Why is there conflict?
Different users of the same water supply (Jordan river) and a number of demands on it
Water transfer from one region to another - Syria’s Golan heights to Israel
Environmental issues so ecosystems cannot be sustained with extraction from the Dead Sea
Why is there increased pressure in Nazareth & Jerusalem/
Increased urban growth
Where does the Jordan River go?
Flows to the Dead Sea which flows to the Red Sea
What has happened in the Gaza strip?
Salt water incursion as overused and taken
What are the conditions like in Jordan?
very high pop. especially in Amman
Drought has been a recent issue
Amman has the highest use of water
CC means 30% reduction in precipitation
What is the name of the project in Jordan?
Red-Dead Sea Convergence Project
What does the Red-Dead Sea Convergence Project involve?
- desalination plant in Red Sea
- water flows downhill to Dead Sea
- water supplied to Jordan, Israel & Palestinian territories so kept happy
- powered by own HEP
- countries work together to research & build
