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Climate Change and Water Resources in the Middle East: Vulnerability, Socio-Economic Impacts, and Adaptation

Mutasem El-Fadel
American University of Beirut - Faculty of Engineering & Architecture

Elie R. Bou-Zeid
Johns Hopkins University

June 2001

FEEM Working Paper No. 46.2001

Abstract:
While the extent of human induced global warming is inconclusive, the vulnerability of natural systems to rapid changes in climate patterns is regarded as one of the most challenging issues in recent years. Water resources are a main component of natural systems that might be affected by climate change. This paper characterises water resources in several Middle Eastern countries and evaluates regional climate predictions for various scenarios using General Circulation Models. Adaptation measures are assessed with a focus on no-regret actions in the context of local socio-economic and environmental frameworks.

Keywords: Climate change, water resources, water balance, Middle East

JEL Classifications: Q25

Working Paper Series

Date posted: August 04, 2001 ; Last revised: September 10, 2001

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El-Fadel, Mutasem and Bou-Zeid, Elie R., Climate Change and Water Resources in the Middle East: Vulnerability, Socio-Economic Impacts, and Adaptation (June 2001). FEEM Working Paper No. 46.2001. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=278514 or doi:10.2139/ssrn.278514

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Mutasem El-Fadel (Contact Author) American University of Beirut - Faculty of Engineering & Architecture ( email ) Bliss Street, PO Box 11-0236 Beirut Lebanon 961-3-228 338 (Phone) 961-1-744 462 (Fax)
Elie R. Bou-Zeid Johns Hopkins University ( email ) Whiting School of Engineering Baltimore, MD 21218 United States 410-516-5031 (Phone)