This collection of essays investigates questions of oil and water resources contestation, wars, and cooperation in the context of the Gulf region, especially Iraq, and of the Nile Basin. It explores different opinions, rather than arrive at consensus, regarding the following questions: Does scarcity ...
The book explores topics such as:Why water should be more expensive near sensitive environmental locations,Ways to set initial allocations of water rights,The role of regulatory oversight,The prerequisites of a water market, andHow to counter objections to water markets.
The soft path for water is a management strategy that frees up water by curbing water waste. This book presents and applies the water soft path approach. It aims to bring to a wider audience the concept and the potential of water soft paths.
