How can environmental cooperation lead to peace-building? This lesson examines some of the major environmental challenges in the Middle East and ways that Israelis, Jordanians, and Palestinians, are cooperating to meet these challenges.

Rivers, Reefs, and Pipelines:

Environmental Cooperation as a Path to Peace in the Middle East

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This lesson addresses the following essential questions:

  • What are some of the biggest environmental challenges that countries in the Middle East face today?
  • Can transboundary cooperation on environmental issues help to reduce regional conflict?
  • What types of collaborative efforts effectively address environmental challenges?
  • For a digital option with all of the materials, use the Adobe Spark version to your left.
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