Center for Transboundary Water Management
Director: Dr. Clive LipchinThe Center for Transboundary Water Management (CTWM), directed by Dr. Clive Lipchin, provides the institutional basis for developing and promoting mechanisms for reaching agreement over equitable access to groundwater and the few permanent supplies of surface water in the Middle East. The Center provides a platform whereby channels of communication among water professionals of the three lower riparian states of the Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin (Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan) are free and open; where data on water management are transparent and flow freely and, most importantly, real and long-lasting relationships built on trust and integrity are created among those who are responsible for the sustainable management of the region's fragile water resources.
The Center promotes and supports joint projects between Israel and her neighbors in various areas such as water conservation, desalination, wastewater treatment and education. The Centre fosters dialogue and collaborative research for the entire Jordan River and Dead Sea basin. This research includes both water science and management, including the associated benefits of the resource and its role in economic and social development.
Specifically, the objectives of the Center are:
- to engender an understanding of the contemporary interest and regional and global importance of the principal watershed in the region, the Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin;
- to empower a group of local, regional and international experts, who will contribute individually and as a group to the development and promotion of national and regional sustainable development policies; and
- to organize local, regional and international activities towards effective engagement with the pressing issues facing the Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin
The Center’s activities include: cross-boundary research projects; preparation of policy papers and other publications for decision makers, practitioners and the wider public; international and regional conferences and workshops; training seminars for local and regional leaders and natural resources professionals; public involvement and awareness activities; and academic courses and programs for undergraduate and graduate students. Through its various activities, the Center for Transboundary Water Management (CTWM) provides the needed institutional durability to enact lasting change in the region.
Projects:
- The Hebron/Besor and Nablus/Alexander Streams Project The first-ever Israeli-Palestinian monitoring project of pollution sources in transboundary streams in the region.
- Red Sea Dead Sea Conveyance Project A study on social and ecological impacts of a proposed Red Sea Dead Sea water conveyance system, on behalf of the World Bank
- GLOWA Jordan River (GLOWA JR) An interdisciplinary and international research project providing scientific support for sustainable water management in the Jordan River
Publications by Dr. Clive Lipchin
Books
Integrated Water Resources Management in the Middle East
Springer Publishing, Netherlands.
Lipchin, C., Pallant, E., Saranga, D. and Amster, A. (eds.) (2007)
Springer Publishing, Netherlands.
Lipchin, C., Pallant, E., Saranga, D. and Amster, A. (eds.) (2007)
Professional Articles
Environmental Studies as a Bridge to Peace and Security in the Middle East
European Association for International Education. Vol. 10 (2): 20-21.
Lipchin, C., Brenner, S. and Benheim, S. (2008)
Decoupling Environmental Problems from the Overall Aspects of Political Disputes – Is it Possible? The Case of the PM 2.5 Project
In: Strategies to Enhance Environmental Security in Transition Countries (Hull, R. and Barbu, H. eds.). Springer, Netherlands.
Brenner, S., Lipchin, C. and Amster, A. (2007)
A Comparison of Environmental Visions of University Students in Israel and Palestine
Futures Journal vol. 11 (3):1-19.
Chenowyth, J., Wehrmeyer, W., Lipchin, C., Smith, J. , Gazit, T.
A Future for the Dead Sea Basin: Water Culture among Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection
Lipchin. C. (2006)
http://ssrn.com/abstract=929106
A Framework for Multi-Criteria Decision-Making With Special Reference to Critical Infrastructure.
In: Ecotoxicology, Ecological Risk Assessment and Multiple Stressors (Arapsis, G., Goncharova, N., Baveye, P. eds.).Springer, Netherlands.
Hull, R., Belluck, D. Lipchin, C. (2005)
A Future for the Dead Sea Basin. Options for a More Sustainable Water Management: Elements for Environmental Risk and Security
In: The Role of Risk Assessment in Environmental Security and Emergency Preparedness in the Mediterranean Region (Linkov, I.ed.). Kluwer Academic Publishers
Lipchin, C. (2005)
Water between Arabs and Israelis. Researching Twice Promised Resources.
In: Encyclopedia of Water, John Wiley & Sons.
Lipchin, C. (2005)
Conflict and water use in the Middle East
In: Encyclopedia of Water, John Wiley & Sons Publishing.
Lipchin, C.(2005)
A Future for the Dead Sea Basin: An Analysis of the Public's Perceptions and Attitudes towards the Declining Water Level of the Dead Sea Basin
In: Palestinian and Israeli Environmental Narratives. (Schoenfield, S. ed.). York University Press, Toronto.
Lipchin, C., Antonius, R., Rishmawi, K., Afanah, A., Trottier, J., Orthofer, R. (2004)
Men, Women and Water: A Case Study of Gender Perceptions in the Southern Arava Desert, Israel
In: First International Symposium on Transboundary Waters Management: Proceedings. (Aldana, A.A., Aparicio-Mijares, J. & Equihua, R. eds.). Mexican Hydrological Association.
Lipchin, C. (2002)
Agricultural Water Use and Sectoral Policies in Mediterranean Countries
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, European Commission, Brussels
Kroll, A. Russell, G. and Lipchin C. (2002)
Sustainable Development Indicators for Measuring Israel's Quality of Life: Assessing the Relevance of Sustainable Indicator Research at the Local and National Level
The Israel Center for Environmental Policy, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies.
Lipchin, C. and Tal, A. (2001)
Perceptions of Water Use in the Arava Valley of Israel and Jordan
The Journal of the International Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 8 (2): 20-21.
Lipchin, C. (2001)
Renewable energy fuelled desalination in Israel
In: Desalination and Water Treatment 13: 450-463
Meindertsma, W., van Sark, W.G.J.H.M., and Lipchin, C (2010)
Indicators of Community Sustainability: Measuring the Quality of Life in the City of Glen Cove, Report 2000
Smith & Dress, Huntington, New York.
Sprintzen, D., Carlin, S., Lipchin, C. and Gertz, E. (2000).
National Human Development Reports (NHDRs): An Effective Tool for Promoting Human Development
Working Paper: Bureau for Development Policy, United Nations Development Programme.
Parikh, K. and Lipchin, C. (1998)
Annual Plant Community Responses to Density of Small-Scale Soil Disturbances in the Negev Desert of Israel
Oecologia 114: 106-117.
Boeken, B., Lipchin, C., Gutterman, Y. and Van Rooyen, N. (1998)
Water Scarcity, International Security and Resource Disputes-The Case of the Tigris-Euphrates and Jordan Basin River System
In: Population-Environment Dynamics: Ten Case Studies (Arlinghaus, S. L., Drake, W. D. & Jacobs, D. eds.).
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Lipchin, C. (1997)
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~wddrake/lipchin.html
European Association for International Education. Vol. 10 (2): 20-21.
Lipchin, C., Brenner, S. and Benheim, S. (2008)
Decoupling Environmental Problems from the Overall Aspects of Political Disputes – Is it Possible? The Case of the PM 2.5 Project
In: Strategies to Enhance Environmental Security in Transition Countries (Hull, R. and Barbu, H. eds.). Springer, Netherlands.
Brenner, S., Lipchin, C. and Amster, A. (2007)
A Comparison of Environmental Visions of University Students in Israel and Palestine
Futures Journal vol. 11 (3):1-19.
Chenowyth, J., Wehrmeyer, W., Lipchin, C., Smith, J. , Gazit, T.
A Future for the Dead Sea Basin: Water Culture among Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection
Lipchin. C. (2006)
http://ssrn.com/abstract=929106
A Framework for Multi-Criteria Decision-Making With Special Reference to Critical Infrastructure.
In: Ecotoxicology, Ecological Risk Assessment and Multiple Stressors (Arapsis, G., Goncharova, N., Baveye, P. eds.).Springer, Netherlands.
Hull, R., Belluck, D. Lipchin, C. (2005)
A Future for the Dead Sea Basin. Options for a More Sustainable Water Management: Elements for Environmental Risk and Security
In: The Role of Risk Assessment in Environmental Security and Emergency Preparedness in the Mediterranean Region (Linkov, I.ed.). Kluwer Academic Publishers
Lipchin, C. (2005)
Water between Arabs and Israelis. Researching Twice Promised Resources.
In: Encyclopedia of Water, John Wiley & Sons.
Lipchin, C. (2005)
Conflict and water use in the Middle East
In: Encyclopedia of Water, John Wiley & Sons Publishing.
Lipchin, C.(2005)
A Future for the Dead Sea Basin: An Analysis of the Public's Perceptions and Attitudes towards the Declining Water Level of the Dead Sea Basin
In: Palestinian and Israeli Environmental Narratives. (Schoenfield, S. ed.). York University Press, Toronto.
Lipchin, C., Antonius, R., Rishmawi, K., Afanah, A., Trottier, J., Orthofer, R. (2004)
Men, Women and Water: A Case Study of Gender Perceptions in the Southern Arava Desert, Israel
In: First International Symposium on Transboundary Waters Management: Proceedings. (Aldana, A.A., Aparicio-Mijares, J. & Equihua, R. eds.). Mexican Hydrological Association.
Lipchin, C. (2002)
Agricultural Water Use and Sectoral Policies in Mediterranean Countries
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, European Commission, Brussels
Kroll, A. Russell, G. and Lipchin C. (2002)
Sustainable Development Indicators for Measuring Israel's Quality of Life: Assessing the Relevance of Sustainable Indicator Research at the Local and National Level
The Israel Center for Environmental Policy, The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies.
Lipchin, C. and Tal, A. (2001)
Perceptions of Water Use in the Arava Valley of Israel and Jordan
The Journal of the International Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 8 (2): 20-21.
Lipchin, C. (2001)
Renewable energy fuelled desalination in Israel
In: Desalination and Water Treatment 13: 450-463
Meindertsma, W., van Sark, W.G.J.H.M., and Lipchin, C (2010)
Indicators of Community Sustainability: Measuring the Quality of Life in the City of Glen Cove, Report 2000
Smith & Dress, Huntington, New York.
Sprintzen, D., Carlin, S., Lipchin, C. and Gertz, E. (2000).
National Human Development Reports (NHDRs): An Effective Tool for Promoting Human Development
Working Paper: Bureau for Development Policy, United Nations Development Programme.
Parikh, K. and Lipchin, C. (1998)
Annual Plant Community Responses to Density of Small-Scale Soil Disturbances in the Negev Desert of Israel
Oecologia 114: 106-117.
Boeken, B., Lipchin, C., Gutterman, Y. and Van Rooyen, N. (1998)
Water Scarcity, International Security and Resource Disputes-The Case of the Tigris-Euphrates and Jordan Basin River System
In: Population-Environment Dynamics: Ten Case Studies (Arlinghaus, S. L., Drake, W. D. & Jacobs, D. eds.).
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Lipchin, C. (1997)
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~wddrake/lipchin.html
Other Publications
Public Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Water Use in Israel: A Multi-Level Analysis
PhD Thesis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI.
Lipchin, C. (2003)
Talking to Residents of Israel and Jordan about the Importance of Water in the Middle East
The Washtenaw Jewish News: 27 (4).
Lipchin, C. (December, 2002/January 2003)
Nature in Your Neighborhood: Water Curriculum for Elementary, Middle and High School
National Wildlife Federation, Vienna, Virginia.
Lipchin, C. (2002)
Annual Plant community Responses to Small-Scale Soil Disturbances in the Central Negev, Israel
M.Sc. thesis, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Lipchin, C. (1996)
A Preliminary Study on the Influence of Hunting on the Productivity and Population Structure of Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) on Selected Game Ranches in the Ellisras District
B.Sc. (Honors) thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Lipchin, C. (1992)
Climate Caucus.net – 2008 NGO Framework for Action Report
Report of the Editorial Working Group – Climate Caucus.net
Dr. Clive Lipchin – Participating Author
Public Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Water Use in Israel: A Multi-Level Analysis
Lipchin, C. (2003)
Talking to Residents of Israel and Jordan about the Importance of Water in the Middle East
The Washtenaw Jewish News: 27 (4).
Lipchin, C. (December, 2002/January 2003)
Nature in Your Neighborhood: Water Curriculum for Elementary, Middle and High School
National Wildlife Federation, Vienna, Virginia.
Lipchin, C. (2002)
Annual Plant community Responses to Small-Scale Soil Disturbances in the Central Negev, Israel
M.Sc. thesis, Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Lipchin, C. (1996)
A Preliminary Study on the Influence of Hunting on the Productivity and Population Structure of Impala (Aepyceros Melampus) on Selected Game Ranches in the Ellisras District
B.Sc. (Honors) thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Lipchin, C. (1992)
PRINT
BACK TO TOP
