U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Jordan Royal Scientific Society, Palestine Academy for Science and Technology, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Life Sciences, Committee on Sustainable Water Supplies in the Middle East Water for the Future

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This book is the result of a joint research effort led by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and involving the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Palestine Health Council. It discusses opportunities for enhancement of water supplies and avoidance of overexploitation of water resources in the Middle East. Based on the concept that ecosystem goods and services are essential to maintaining water quality and quantity, the book emphasizes conservation, improved use of current technologies, and water management approaches that are compatible with environmental quality.