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Jeannie Sowers

Jeannie Sowers is a professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire and a former member of MERIP’s editorial committee.

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The Campaign Against Coal in Egypt

A campaign opposing coal imports would seem unlikely to attract much attention given the political upheavals and deepening social polarization that Egyptians have witnessed over the past three years. Yet since 2012, a loose coalition of environmental and human rights activists, government officials

Dina Zayed, Jeannie Sowers • 17 min read

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Water, Energy and Human Insecurity in the Middle East

Demand for water in the Middle East and North Africa is rapidly increasing. Projected population growth alone through 2025 will lower per capita water availability by 30-70 percent over the next few decades, assuming that renewable water supplies remain constant, which is unlikely. [1] Demand for en

Jeannie Sowers • 12 min read

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Mikhail, Water on Sand

Alan Mikhail, ed., Water on Sand: Environmental Histories of the Middle East and North Africa (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012). This fascinating volume provides an excellent overview of how environmental perspectives can enrich Middle East studies, thanks to contributions from leading schola

Jeannie Sowers • 3 min read

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From the Editors (Spring 2010)

The Middle East is running out of water.

Chris Toensing, Jeannie Sowers • 8 min read