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LanguageEnglish
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Resource TypeOther
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Date Added2018-04-16
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Corporate AuthorshipMarc François Müller, Jim Yoon, Steven M. Gorelick, Nicolas Avisse and Amaury Tilmant
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Impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on land use and transboundary freshwater resources
The study uses satellite imagery of war-torn Syria, showing how conflict and migration caused sudden reductions in Syrian agricultural land use and water use. The study illustrates that conflict and human displacement can significantly alter a basin’s water balance with dramatic effects on the transboundary partitioning of water resources.