This volume brings together diverse voices relating to the critical issue of water management in one of the world's most politically volatile areas: the Middle East. The book collects the opinions of Palestinians, Israelis, Jordanians as well as international experts on creating a holistic and comprehensive view of water management challenges and strategies in the Middle East.

Presents diverse opinions: Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian

Retelling the Story of Water in the Middle East: Reflections on and about a Conversation at the Dead Sea.- Retelling the Story of Water in the Middle East: Reflections on and about a Conversation at the Dead Sea.- Water Resources in the Middle East.- Fresh Water in the Middle East and North Africa.- Water Development for Israel: Challenges and Opportunities.- Water and Security in Jordan.- Water and Security for Palestine.- Policy and Management Options.- Environment and Security in the Middle East: Conceptualizing Environmental, Human, Water, Food, Health and Gender Security.- Hydro-Diplomacy: Opportunities for Learning from an Interregional Process.- Perspectives on Alternative Water Sources in Europe and the Middle East.- International Water Law and Implications for Cooperative Israeli-Palestinian Transboundary Water Management.- Engendering Water in the Middle East: Some Preliminary Thoughts.- Water, Agriculture and Zionism: Exploring the Interface Between Policy and Ideology.- Trading the Rain: Should the World's Fresh Water Resources be an Internationally Traded Commodity?.- Case Studies.- Transboundary Stream Restoration in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.- Scenarios for a more Sustainable Water Management in the Dead Sea Basin.- Creating a Sustainable Future for Israelis and Palestinians.