Renewable Energy in the Middle East Enhancing Security through Regional Cooperation

Energy insecurity is not normally associated with the Middle East. However, away from the oil-rich Persian Gulf, the countries of the eastern Mediterranean are particularly vulnerable. Their fossil fuel endowments are low, while their fractious relationships with each other have long fostered wider...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mason, Michael (Editor), Mor, Amit (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2009, 2009
Edition:1st ed. 2009
Series:NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Security Context
  • Enhancing Security in the Middle East: The Challenges of Regional Cooperation
  • Renewable Energy Needs and Strategies of the Region
  • Electricity and Renewable Energy – Israel Profile
  • The Energy Sector In Jordan – Current Trends And The Potential For Renewable Energy
  • Renewable Energy Profile For Lebanon
  • Energy Profile and the Potential of Renewable Energy Sources in Palestine
  • Greening Regional Energy Use
  • Financing Renewable Energy: The Case of Morocco
  • Sustainable ‘Green’ Rural Municipalities
  • Solar Energy For Application To Desalination In Tunisia: Description of A Demonstration Project
  • Wind Energy in Morocco: Which Strategy for Which Development?
  • Institutional Aspects of a Regional and Global Energy System
  • Institutional Aspects of Regional Energy Systems
  • Energy And Water: Interdependent Production And Use, The Remediation Of Local Scarcity And The Mutuality Of The Impacts Of Mismanagement
  • Conclusion: Towards a Renewable Energy Transition in the Middle East and North Africa?