Oman Water Diplomacy Part I: The Establishment of the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC)

Contenu

Titre

Oman Water Diplomacy Part I: The Establishment of the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC)

Créateur

Simonen, Katariina Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Date

2021

Dans

Ancient Water Agreements, Tribal Law and Ibadism: Sources of Inspiration for the Middle East Desalination Research Centre – and Beyond? Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Résumé

In the volatile context of the Middle East Peace Process, financial independence of the Research Centre was a necessity. It would mean independence to decide on research, training and technical requirements on the basis of project appropriateness alone. Resilience, extra miles and diplomatic tact were required from the water architects to secure the sound funding of the Centre. The Centre was going to be based on grass-root cooperation between experts of different countries, including Israel, solidly committed to making the Centre a reality. Through benefits of participation, common ground was prepared for the betterment of Arab-Israeli—relationships. The Establishment Agreement of the Middle East Desalination Research Centre was signed in Muscat in 1996 by the founding members, Oman, the US, Japan, Israel, South Korea and the EU. Others would join later on to carry out important research cooperation on water desalination technologies. MEDRC became an independent international organisation under Omani law and a forum for research cooperation for purposes of solving the common problem of water scarcity. Lessons learnt of the MEDRC have potential wider applicability for creating professional grass-root cooperation in the region.

Editeur

Springer International Publishing Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Place

Cham

Langue

eng

rédacteur

Simonen, Katariina Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

pages

161-180

ISBN

978-3-030-85218-4

Titre abrégé

Oman Water Diplomacy Part I

uri

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85218-4_7

Simonen, Katariina, “Oman Water Diplomacy Part I: The Establishment of the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC)”, Springer International Publishing, 2021, bibliographie, consulté le 18 septembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/11093