Irrigation in the Mediterranean Technologies, Institutions and Policies Introduction
Abstract
This chapter presents an introductory description of political, technological and institutional change in the field of irrigated agriculture in the Mediterranean area. After a brief description of the main characteristics of irrigation in this world region, the chapter introduces the eight national chapters: the cases of Tunisia and Morocco in the Maghreb; Spain, France and Italy in the European Union; and Turkey, Israel and Egypt on the oriental shores of the Mediterranean Sea.