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Green Wars?
Environment between Conflict and Cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa
Beirut, November 2-3, 2007
Struggles over natural resources, in particular water, have long held to be among the most important causes for potential inter-state conflicts. Yet, the trans-national and trans-border character of many environmental issues may also compel otherwise hostile neighbors to a minimum of cooperation. This two-day conference will focus on environmental problems that carry the potential to cause conflicts and mostly require cooperation for sustainable solutions. It seeks to shed light on the high benefits of environmental cooperation between states in the MENA region and the necessity to improve and intensify this cooperation, parallel to showcasing the high costs of inadequate joint actions and of the absence of proper state handling of environmental malaise. The risks environmental degradation poses on MENA states and the region will become visible but also the great potential it bears for finding a common ground.
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