Post conflict water management: learning from the past for recovery planning in the Orontes River basin
Water management is a fundamental issue in post-conflict planning in Syria. Based on historical water balance assessment, this study identifies the drivers of the profound changes that took place in the Lebanese and Syrian parts of the Orontes River basin since the 1930s. Both drastic effects of...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.proc-iahs.net/374/17/2016/piahs-374-17-2016.pdf |
| Summary: | Water management is a fundamental issue in post-conflict planning in Syria.
Based on historical water balance assessment, this study identifies the
drivers of the profound changes that took place in the Lebanese and Syrian
parts of the Orontes River basin since the 1930s. Both drastic effects of the
conflict on the hydro-system and the strong uncontrolled anthropization of
the river basin prior to the crisis have to be considered in the design of
recovery interventions. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-8981 2199-899X |