ABSTRACT
Large scale inter-basin transfer (IBT) of water from one basin to the other is not a new phenomenon. In fact, large dams, and more broadly water transfer projects, have been integral in the development of “civilizations” for thousands of years. For example, Middle Eastern countries that share the waters of Nile River planned to divert water from the basin to replenish the Jordan River as early as 1902. Even now, in many places all over the world, water transfer projects have been implemented and many are continually being conceived.
