Water in the Arab world : perspectives and prognoses / edited by Peter Rogers and Peter Lydon.

"Papers from a conference sponsored by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, and Harvard University's Division of Applied Sciences and Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, October 1-3, 1993."

The water problems of the Arab World : management of srarce resources / Abdul-Karim Sadik and Shawki Barghouti -- Transboundary water and the challenge of international cooperation in the Middle East / John Waterbury -- Overall perspectives on countries and regions / J.A. Allan -- The central region : problems and perspectives / Yahia Abdel Mageed -- The Arab Mashrek : hydrologic history, problems and perspectives / Yahia Bakour and John Kolars -- Water resource development in the Maghreb countries / Mohammed Jellali and Ali Jebali -- Water in the Arabian Peninsula : problems and perspectives / Jamil Al Alawi and Mohammed Abdulrazzak -- Desalination, an emergent option / Taysir Dabbagh, Peter Sadler, Abdulaziz Al-Saqabi and Mohamed Sadeqi -- Global climate change and its consequences for water availability in the Arab World / F.A. Bazzaz -- Conflict and water use in the Middle East / Thomas Naff -- The agenda for the next thirty years / Peter Rogers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-340) and index.