Events

The Transboundary Politics of the Yarmouk River

Hosted by the Middle East Centre

Research Centres Meeting Suite, 9th Floor, Pankhurst House, Clement's Inn, WC2A 2AZ

Speaker

Mark Zeitoun

Mark Zeitoun

University of East Anglia

Chair

Michael Mason

Michael Mason

LSE Middle East Centre

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Supporting the livelihoods of nearly 2 million people in Syria, Jordan and Israel, the Yarmouk is the Jordan River's most important tributary, but also the most over-used, under-studied and inequitably shared. The talk summarises the results of an inter-disciplinary study that combines satellite imagery analysis with archival research and interviews, challenging long-held assumptions about the river.

Mark Zeitoun is Professor of Water Security at the School of International Development, University of East Anglia. His research focuses on international transboundary water conflicts, the impact of armed conflict on water services, and water security and management in development, post-conflict, and conflict contexts. This builds from his work as a humanitarian-aid water engineer, and advisor on water security policy and transboundary water negotiations throughout the Middle East and Africa. 

Michael Mason is Director of the Middle East Centre. He is also Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment and Associate of the Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and the Environment. His research interests encompass environmental politics and governance, notably issues of accountability, transparency and security.

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Image: Yarmouk River. Source: courtesy of Heather Elaydi.