Le Projet de l’Anatolie du Sud-Est (GAP) dans son contexte national turc et régional moyen-oriental

The hydrographic basin of Tigris and Euphrates is characterized by the dissymmetry of water resources, the juxtaposition of ethnic groups, Turks and Persians upstream, Kurds in the intermediate regions and Arabs in the Mesopotamian plain, and its recent division between four states having their own...

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Main Authors: Marcel Bazin, Stéphane de Tapia
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Language:English
Published: Association AGF 2015-06-01
Series:Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/596
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description The hydrographic basin of Tigris and Euphrates is characterized by the dissymmetry of water resources, the juxtaposition of ethnic groups, Turks and Persians upstream, Kurds in the intermediate regions and Arabs in the Mesopotamian plain, and its recent division between four states having their own water management policies. Turkey has mobilized the water of the upper part of the basin in the Southeastern Anatolian Project, an ambitious multipurpose scheme based upon 22 dams and aiming integrated development of the poorest region of the country, inhabited by the Kurdish minority. In spite of the PKK guerilla and its vigorous repression by the army, significant results have been obtained but remain fragile due to the struggle of downstream states Syria and Iraq for a more abundant water supply, before their decomposition through civil war during the last years.
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spelling doaj-art-008a767a08f841bd85fddbe35e7217032025-08-20T02:02:43ZengAssociation AGFBulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français0004-53222275-51952015-06-0192218420710.4000/bagf.596Le Projet de l’Anatolie du Sud-Est (GAP) dans son contexte national turc et régional moyen-orientalMarcel BazinStéphane de TapiaThe hydrographic basin of Tigris and Euphrates is characterized by the dissymmetry of water resources, the juxtaposition of ethnic groups, Turks and Persians upstream, Kurds in the intermediate regions and Arabs in the Mesopotamian plain, and its recent division between four states having their own water management policies. Turkey has mobilized the water of the upper part of the basin in the Southeastern Anatolian Project, an ambitious multipurpose scheme based upon 22 dams and aiming integrated development of the poorest region of the country, inhabited by the Kurdish minority. In spite of the PKK guerilla and its vigorous repression by the army, significant results have been obtained but remain fragile due to the struggle of downstream states Syria and Iraq for a more abundant water supply, before their decomposition through civil war during the last years.https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/596EuphratesTigrisWater resources managementMultipurpose dam projectsKurdish questionIntegrated development
spellingShingle Marcel Bazin
Stéphane de Tapia
Le Projet de l’Anatolie du Sud-Est (GAP) dans son contexte national turc et régional moyen-oriental
Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français
Euphrates
Tigris
Water resources management
Multipurpose dam projects
Kurdish question
Integrated development
title Le Projet de l’Anatolie du Sud-Est (GAP) dans son contexte national turc et régional moyen-oriental
title_full Le Projet de l’Anatolie du Sud-Est (GAP) dans son contexte national turc et régional moyen-oriental
title_fullStr Le Projet de l’Anatolie du Sud-Est (GAP) dans son contexte national turc et régional moyen-oriental
title_full_unstemmed Le Projet de l’Anatolie du Sud-Est (GAP) dans son contexte national turc et régional moyen-oriental
title_short Le Projet de l’Anatolie du Sud-Est (GAP) dans son contexte national turc et régional moyen-oriental
title_sort le projet de l anatolie du sud est gap dans son contexte national turc et regional moyen oriental
topic Euphrates
Tigris
Water resources management
Multipurpose dam projects
Kurdish question
Integrated development
url https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/596
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