8th Forum Proceedings
Managing Water in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
Proceedings of the 8th Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy
Alberto Garrido and Ayman Rabi, Editors
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PART 1. Keynote Papers: Views of Top Policymakers
Chapter 1: Bridging Science and Policy in the Domain of Water: A Middle Eastern Perspective by The Honorable Dr. Abdel Salam Majali
Chapter 2: Bridging Science and Policy in Water Management by The Honorable Dr. Adnan Badran
Chapter 3: The Importance of Water Management in a Changing Waterscape by The Honorable Margaret Catley Carlson
PART 2. Scientific Contributions
Regional Planning and Management
Chapter 4: When Regionalism Works: An Exploration of Design Elements and Context by Dr. Andrea Gerlak, University of Arizona
Chapter 5: The Role of Creative Language in Addressing Political Asymmetries: The Israeli-Arab Water Agreements by Dr. Itay Fischendler, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Dr. Aaron T. Wolf, Oregon State University; and Gabriel Eckstein, Esq., Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
Aridity and the Fate of Agriculture
Chapter 6: The Outlook for Food Security in the Middle East and North Africa by Dr. Mahmoud Sohl, ICARDA
Chapter 7: Adapting Agriculture to Water Scarcity in Dry Environments by Dr. Theib Oweis, ICARDA
Chapter 8: The Fate of Agriculture in the MENA Countries by Dr. Lovell “Tu” Jarvis and Jean Paul Petraud, University of California, Davis, United States
PART 3. Panel and Group Discussion
Chapter 9: Bridging Science and Policy in the Management of Water Resources by Dr. Henry Vaux Jr. and Dan Dooley, Esq., University of California
PART 4. Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 10: Summary and Conclusions by Dr. Ayman Rabi, Palestinian Hydrology Group