Scant resources: The problem of water in Cyprus

Nachmani, Amikam

doi:10.1080/13629390008414737

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“…There is, however, a functional shared water supply system linking the cities of Nicosia in the RC and Famagusta in the TRNC. The system pre-dates the political split of the island, which led to the water source being located on the TRNC side of the border, while the system's purification plant is located on the RC side (Nachmani, 2000).…”

Section: Transboundary Water Management In Conflict Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Water in war: Understanding the impacts of armed conflict on water resources and their management

et al. 2020

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Armed conflict has the potential to disrupt water systems that are crucial to environmental and human wellbeing. Yet there is no comprehensive overview of scientific evidence on the impact of armed conflicts on water resources and their management. This paper assesses the relevant scientific evidence through a systematic literature review. We discern conceptual, empirical, and methodological approaches adopted in the reviewed publications and synthesize the overarching research results. Common research topics across the body of literature include the role of water resources in armed conflicts, either as a casualty or as a weapon used by conflict parties, and the implications of armed conflict on water resources management, such as basic service provision and water governance. The analysis also pinpoints the research field's focus on empirical studies based on a small number of cases, and highlights a lack of conceptual engagement with the notion of armed conflict. Future research on water resources and their management in conflict settings needs to be more transparent on conceptual frameworks and assumptions to facilitate knowledge integration across different studies.

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Section: Transboundary Water Management In Conflict Settingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Water in war: Understanding the impacts of armed conflict on water resources and their management

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“…In this way, the River Basin Management Plan is a tool that sets priorities for water use and outlines the actions that should be implemented to ensure both the quantity and quality of water [29]. However, the political conflict in Cyprus is a challenge to be faced [70], mainly on groundwater uses, since water management is not carried out in an integrated manner between the occupied northern part of the island and the Republic of Cyprus.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Cyprus Surface Water Area Variation Based on the 1984–2021 Time Series Built from Remote Sensing Products

Costa,

Bayissa,

Lugon Junior

et al. 2023

Remote Sensing

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Cyprus experiences the highest level of water stress among European Union countries due to several interplaying factors such as rainfall variability and increasing water demand. These instigate the nation to build dams on almost all rivers of the island to satisfy the requirements for drinking water and irrigation. Many studies have been primarily conducted on assessing water availability for various uses, particularly for drinking water supply and irrigation. However, there is still a gap/less explored area in terms of a better understanding of changes in surface water over time. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the water surface area variation in Cyprus over the past four decades based on remote sensing products, timeseries analysis and trend detection. The result reveals a statistically significant increasing trend (p < 0.05) in water surface area between 1984–2021. However, following the completion of the final reservoir in 2010, a statistically significant decreasing trend (p < 0.05) was observed in the permanent water surface area. This decline is related to both climatic variability and increased water demands. We observed cycles of 6, 8, and 11 years in permanent water. These cycles indicate a recurring pattern of water scarcity, with severe implication already observed on both economic activity and agriculture. The recent decade has witnessed a decline in rainfall, and this is evident through the decrease in vegetation greenness in rainfed agricultural regions, highlighting its impact. Therefore, the findings of this study underscore not only the necessity for the development of infrastructure aimed at conserving water, but also reinforces the need to discuss water use priorities in Cyprus.

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“…These processes can be dynamic across time and space, with localized pockets of collaboration within an antagonistic relationship between the state and the NSAG on a higher level, and vice versa. The study of transboundary water management during interstate conflicts additionally shows that opposing conflict parties may collaborate over water if they share infrastructure (Nachmani, 2000), or if they approach water as a predominantly technical issue with little to no political relevance (Libiszewski, 1997).…”

Section: Nsags and Wartime Water Governancementioning

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Non-state armed groups with territorial control as emergent actors of wartime water governance

Schillinger,

Özerol

2023

Environment and Security

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In discussions of water management during conflict, non-state armed groups (NSAGs) primarily feature in relation to the strategic use of water resources to gain military or political advantage, but not as actors of civil governance within territories under their control. Given the humanitarian importance of water services, we study the role of NSAGs in wartime water governance and their interactions with other actors, based on empirical data from three cases in the Middle East: (1) the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, (2) the Houthi-controlled north of Yemen, and (3) Northeastern Syria under the control of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and its Syrian Democratic Forces. Our theoretical framework builds on previous studies on rebel governance to analyze NSAG involvement in local water service provision, water infrastructure development, and institutional processes related to policy-making and long-term planning. We find differences between the three cases regarding the access to external funds and the local expectations toward public water services, and identify financial interests and local legitimacy as main motivations for NSAG’s involvement in water governance. Our results also show several examples of water service provision in NSAG-controlled areas being “outsourced” to other actors, including state authorities, private providers and international organizations.

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Scant resources: The problem of water in Cyprus

Cited by 8 publications

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Water in war: Understanding the impacts of armed conflict on water resources and their management

Water in war: Understanding the impacts of armed conflict on water resources and their management

Cyprus Surface Water Area Variation Based on the 1984–2021 Time Series Built from Remote Sensing Products

Non-state armed groups with territorial control as emergent actors of wartime water governance

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