1. Tigris and Euphrates River Basin: Analysis of and Solution to the Water Crisis By Cara DiFiore Brian Nixon Kaneil Zadrozny May 1, 2012

2.  Background  Problem overview  Impact of problem  Goals  Solutions  Factors associated with solutions Presentation Overview

3.  The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers originate in Turkey  Arid Climate  Hydroelectric Development Projects  GAP (Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi) Southeastern Anatolia Project  No current tri-country treaties Background

4. Retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/26/water-shortage-threat-iraq Inlet Flow

5.  Inefficient Water Management creating deficit  Stakeholders: Prime Ministers of Iraq and Turkey, President of Syria, appropriate ministries and/or farmers unions from the three countries Problem Overview

7. Problem Impacts  Decreased water flow  Environmental impacts  Population that lives in basin dependent on rivers for livelihood.

8. Sustainable and Equitable Amounts of Water GOALS Availability Management Consumption Negotiations

9. Current Irrigation  Out of date/inefficient irrigation practices

10. Irrigation Solutions  Furrow Irrigation  Uses less water  Cheap/easy to implement  Drip/Sprinkler Irrigation  Uses a lot less water  More expensive  Water Transportation  Improve conveyance efficiency

11.  How much is a barrel of water worth to you?  Food for Oil  1.6 barrels of water to produce 1 barrel of oil  Pipeline from Iraq to Turkey Oil for Water Trade

12.  Inlet flow increased  Conservation and Efficiency  GAP initiative  Tigris Euphrates Council  Stakeholders* Treaties

13. Sustainable and Equitable Water Management

14.  Stakeholder Support  Obstacles  Unexpected consequences Implications

15.  Incentives  Tax incentives for drip/sprinkler irrigation  Higher taxes for older irrigation systems  Regional meetings/programs  Tax incentives for attending meetings Implementation

16.  Dr. R. Brent  Dr. J. Tang  Dr. M. Deaton  Dr. Altaii  Fellow classmates Acknowledgements

17. Questions?

18.  Aquastats  Salman, M. and Mualla, W., 2003. The Utilization of Water Resources for Agriculture in Syria: Analysis of Current Situation and Future Challenges. Food and Agriculture Organization – Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform of the Syrian Arab Republic FAO-MAAR, Rome. Retrieved from ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/iptrid/conf_italy_03.pdf  CIA.gov “The World Fact Book” retrieved 3-29-12  Tractor Supply, “Furrow Plough” Retrieved 3-28-12 from http://tsc.tractorsupply.com/nav/cat3/agriculturefarmingranchin g_3pointequipment_3pointgroundengagingequipment/0 References

19. Cost of plough starts at $150.00 U.S. dollars and increases with complexity, this would be 113 euros Furrow PloughSeed Planting