Water and energy for the Middle East: currency for peace
Abstract
Purpose
The objective of this article is to propose the use of nuclear power to provide electricity and wide‐scale desalination to meet future population growth in Israel and a Palestinian State.
Design/methodology/approach
The extent of future water and power shortages in Israel and a Palestinian States expounded in the article and various methods for alleviating these shortages are explored. Comparisons are made with historical approaches.
Findings
Nuclear pebble‐bed technology is found to be the most cost‐effective way to energize future water and power needs. It is safe, non‐polluting, and terrorist resistant.
Originality/value
This article makes the case that abundant water and power in the Middle East is both a pre‐requisite and a stimulant for peace in the region.
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Citation
Baker Schaffer, M. (2007), "Water and energy for the Middle East: currency for peace", Foresight, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 50-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680710727543
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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