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The following is a list of journal articles related to the WDC thermatic areas:

	Books Published
		Water Security Principles, Perspectives And Practices There are mounting pressures on water resources at global level, as increasingly variable weather conditions resulting in extreme hydrological events (floods and droughts), creating additional stress on water supplies essential both for the anthropogenic sector and for ecosystem health. These pressures arise from the natural variability in water availability and climatic changes but are also linked to national and international social, environmental, and economic policies. For more details and to order a copy, click here
		Water Security Principles, Perspectives And Practices It is our pleasure to present the “Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia”, a joint publication by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). The Inventory is the first UN-led effort to make a comprehensive assessment of the state of transboundary surface and groundwater resources in the Middle East.It contains a wealth of up-to-date information on shared river basins and aquifer systems in the region and represents the outcome of a process of collaborative scientific research spanning several years, involving representatives of member countries, academics and other water experts and practitioners in the Arab region and beyond. For more details and to order a copy, click here
		Water Security Principles, Perspectives And Practices The purpose of this book is to present an overview of the latest research, policy, practitioner, academic and international thinking on water security—an issue that, like water governance a few years ago, has developed much policy awareness and momentum with a wide range of stakeholders. As a concept it is open to multiple interpretations, and the authors here set out the various approaches to the topic from different perspectives. For more details and to order a copy, click here
		Resource Efficiency Complexity And The Commons The efficient use of natural resources is key to a sustainable economy, and yet the complexities of the physical aspects of resource efficiency are poorly understood. In this challenging book, the author proposes a major advance in our understanding of this topic by analysing resource efficiency and efficiency gains from the perspective of common pool resources, applying this idea particularly to water resources and its use in irrigated agriculture. For more details and to order a copy, click here
		Diplomacy on the Jordan The Jordan River has attracted the attention of people around the world. The natives call it “the Shari’a,” or the Code [of God.] The religious importance of the river is known to mankind. Travelers and explorers sailed down its course from north to south. All have noted that its waters are turbulent, its path windy, and its meandering course steep. Old civilizations flourished in the Jordan River basin. The territories surrounding it were known to have been ruled by the same political authority for centuries. For more details and to order a copy, click here