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Irrigation in the Middle East region in figuresAquastat Survey – 2008

Year of publication 2009

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 406 p.

Author Frenken, K. (Ed.)

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 97892510631

Series title FPMA Bulletin

Series number 1020-1203

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The AQUASTAT Programme was initiated with a view to presenting a comprehensive picture of water resources and irrigation in the countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and providing systematic, up-to-date and reliable information on water for agriculture and rural development. This report presents the results of the most recent survey carried out in the 18 countries of the Middle East region, and it analyses the changes that have occurred in the ten years since t he first survey. Following the AQUASTAT methodology, the survey relied as much as possible on country-based statistics and information. The report consists of three sections. Section I describes in detail the methodology used. Section II contains the regional analysis which presents a synopsis on water resources development and irrigation in the region, including a more detailed description of four transboundary river basins: the Euphrates-Tigris, Kura-Araks, Asi-Orontes and Jord an river basins. Section III contains the detailed profiles on the situation in each country.

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