| Sumario: | Part of a special issue on water. The writer discusses the politics of water resources in the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin, with a particular focus on the origins, objectives, and activities of the Euphrates-Tigris Initiative for Cooperation (ETIC), a body established in 2005. ETIC is focused on such key concepts of sustainable regional development as water quantity and quality management, health issues, agricultural development, energy production, infrastructural development, and environmental protection. The initiative's action consists of focused meetings, expert exchanges, training programs, curriculum development, joint projects, site visits, and stakeholder meetings. ETIC attempts to seize opportunities presented by cultural, social, and economic interactions in the region to conduct water-based development activities.
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