Reality of Water Crisis in Iraq and Syria and Its Repercussions on their International Relations -A Study of Opportunities and Challenges

Volume 16, Issue: 1 part 1
Winter 2025
Pages 715-744

Document Type : Research Paper

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El Alamein Institute for Higher Studies - Department of Political Science

Abstract
Iraqi and Syrian water policies are based on the reality of their available water resources, how to meet the demands for domestic, agricultural, industrial, health and developmental human uses, and the amount of water deficit they suffer from due to the increasing population and their requirements on the one hand, and Turkey’s control over most of their water resources on the other hand.
Therefore, the water resources of each of them are limited and insufficient, and both suffer from a large deficit. They need to develop their water relations and develop their management of water resources and find appropriate solutions through scientific, technical, professional and political cooperation, and explore opportunities for bilateral cooperation aimed at developing water relations between them, by concluding an agreement to regulate the use of shared international waters in a way that serves the common interests of the Iraqi and Syrian peoples.
This research was divided into two sections. The first section dealt with the internal environment represented by the strengths and weaknesses of the Iraqi-Syrian water relations, while the second section dealt with the external environment represented by the available opportunities and threats facing the Iraqi-Syrian water relations.

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  • Receive Date 10 December 2024
  • Revise Date 24 December 2024
  • Accept Date 25 December 2024