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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egtKx24dat8 A World Without Water] Channel Four documentary 1hr 16min
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egtKx24dat8 A World Without Water] Channel Four documentary 1hr 16min
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHISTsiR9qc It Runs On Water] 51min
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHISTsiR9qc It Runs On Water] 51min
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jscOuWpw_iU link title] BBC Our World - India's Water Crisis 22min
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jscOuWpw_iU BBC Our World - India's Water Crisis] 22min
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62UOik30DS4 Every Drop Matters] A documentary on water governance in Arab States: Stories of community-based solutions to water scarcity 16min (with subtitles)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62UOik30DS4 Every Drop Matters] A documentary on water governance in Arab States: Stories of community-based solutions to water scarcity 16min (with subtitles)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSX5y4Ju2J8 Villages On The Front Line - Jordan] 3-part documentary
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSX5y4Ju2J8 Villages On The Front Line - Jordan] 3-part documentary
8[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U29xdvLBUIs&list=PL822A7C14FFBF4F09 Saving The River Jordan] 16min
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U29xdvLBUIs&list=PL822A7C14FFBF4F09 Saving The River Jordan] 16min
 
===Web sites===
===Web sites===
There are many websites dedicated to water shortage issues. Here is a small sample:
There are many websites dedicated to water shortage issues. Here is a small sample:

Revision as of 10:22, 1 November 2013

Resources

Documentary Films

Web sites

There are many websites dedicated to water shortage issues. Here is a small sample:

Academic Articles

The following academic papers can be found by using academic search engines or databases like www.scholar.google.com, www.scopus.com or www.sciencedirect.com, etc.

  • Abdulla, Fayez A., and A. W. Al-Shareef. "Roof rainwater harvesting systems for household water supply in Jordan." Desalination 243.1 (2009): 195-207.
  • Al-Adamat, Rida, Abdullah Diabat, and Ghada Shatnawi. "Combining GIS with multicriteria decision making for siting water harvesting ponds in Northern Jordan." Journal of Arid Environments 74.11 (2010): 1471-1477.
  • Alqadi, Khaled A., and Lalit Kumar. "Water issues in the Kingdom of Jordan: A brief review with reasons for declining quality." Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment 9.3&4 (2011): 1019-1023.
  • Assayed, Almoayied, et al. "On-site rainwater harvesting to achieve household water security among rural and peri-urban communities in Jordan." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 73 (2013): 72-77.
  • Barham, Nasim. "Is Good Water Governance Possible in a Rentier State? The Case of Jordan." ANALYSIS (2012).
  • Black, Emily. "Water and society in Jordan and Israel today: an introductory overview." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 368.1931 (2010): 5111-5116.*Mourad, Khaldoon Abdalah, Hartmut Gaese, and Amer S. Jabarin. "Economic value of tree fruit production in Jordan Valley from a virtual water perspective." Water resources management 24.10 (2010): 2021-2034.
  • Hadadin, Nidal, et al. "Water shortage in Jordan—Sustainable solutions." Desalination 250.1 (2010): 197-202.
  • Hadadin, Nidal A., and Zeyad S. Tarawneh. "Environmental issues in Jordan, solutions and recommendations." American Journal of Environmental Sciences 3.1 (2007): 30.
  • Kubursi, Atif, et al. "Water scarcity in Jordan: Economic instruments, issues and options." Economic Research Forum Working Paper Series. No. 599. 2011.
  • Libiszewski, Stephan. Water disputes in the Jordan basin region and their role in the resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, 2009.
  • Medina Jr, Miguel A. "Global water crisis and climate change." Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 15.3 (2010): 167-170.
  • Mohsen, Mousa S. "Water strategies and potential of desalination in Jordan." Desalination 203.1 (2007): 27-46.
  • Mourad, Khaldoon A., Ronny Berndtsson, and Karin Aggestam. "Can Integrated Water Resources Management Contribute to Sustainable Peace in the Middle East?." Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection 1.1 (2013): 1-8.
  • Potter, Robert B., Khadija Darmame, and Stephen Nortcliff. "Issues of water supply and contemporary urban society: the case of Greater Amman, Jordan." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 368.1931 (2010): 5299-5313.
  • Ray, P. A., P. H. Kirshen, and D. W. Watkins Jr. "Staged climate change adaptation planning for water supply in Amman, Jordan." Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 138.5 (2011): 403-411.
  • Samuels, Rana, et al. "Climate change impacts on Jordan River flow: downscaling application from a regional climate model." Journal of Hydrometeorology 11.4 (2010): 860-879.
  • Scott, Christopher A., et al. "Facing water scarcity in Jordan: reuse, demand reduction, energy, and transboundary approaches to assure future water supplies." Water International 28.2 (2003): 209-216.
  • Sowers, Jeannie, Avner Vengosh, and Erika Weinthal. "Climate change, water resources, and the politics of adaptation in the Middle East and North Africa." Climatic Change 104.3-4 (2011): 599-627.
  • Srinivasan, V., et al. "The nature and causes of the global water crisis: Syndromes from a meta‐analysis of coupled human‐water studies." Water Resources Research 48.10 (2012).
  • Zeitoun, Mark, et al. "Water demand management in Yemen and Jordan: addressing power and interests." The Geographical Journal 178.1 (2012): 54-66.