EAN: 9781402098918

RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST KARTONIERT ...

Energy insecurity is not normally associated with the Middle East. However  away from the
oil-rich Persian Gulf  the countries of the eastern Mediterranean are particularly vulnerable.
Their fossil fuel endowments are low  while their fractious relationships with each other have
long fostered wider political insecurities. Focusing on the Jordan Basin (Israel  the
Palestinian Territories  Lebanon and Jordan)  this timely volume addresses the prospects for
the adoption of renewable energy in the oil-poor Middle East. Featuring regional energy experts
it offers an invaluable survey. After outlining the regional security context  this book first
reviews renewable energy policy and practices in the Jordan Basin. It then considers options
for greening energy use  including promising pilot projects in North Africa. The initiatives
discussed encompass renewable energy finance  energy-efficient rural communities  and solar and
wind energy. There is significant potential for an increase in the uptake of renewable energy
technologies in the eastern Mediterranean. This window of opportunity has been created by high
oil prices  energy infrastructure investment opportunities  and the UN climate change regime.
In conclusion  the book considers the institutional conditions for collaborative
decision-making on renewable energy. Such cooperation would deliver substantial security and
human development benefits to the region  and indeed the world.

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