Watershed: The Role of Fresh Water in the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictIDRC, 2014 M05 14 - 310 pages Watershed describes the water crisis faced by Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories today; a crisis that will have much to do with the design and the success of the current peace proposals. The authors examine the geopolitics of water in the region, the economic importance, problems of water supply and water quality, and regional conflicts over water. |
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... Mekorot, the Israeli water company, supplies water to 16.5% of the population of the Territories, but Elmusa (1993a) says the figure is closer to 25% and that another 25% is supplied by the Municipality of Jerusalem and by other ...
... Mekorot, the Israeli water company, supplies water to 16.5% of the population of the Territories, but Elmusa (1993a) says the figure is closer to 25% and that another 25% is supplied by the Municipality of Jerusalem and by other ...
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... Mekorot charges Palestinians (see Chapter 6) no doubt also play a role in creating this situation. Availability: Principal Sources Israel exploits three natural sources of fresh water for its needs: Lake Kinneret (and the sources of the ...
... Mekorot charges Palestinians (see Chapter 6) no doubt also play a role in creating this situation. Availability: Principal Sources Israel exploits three natural sources of fresh water for its needs: Lake Kinneret (and the sources of the ...
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... Mekorot, cites costs closer to those given by Leitner (1991), 40 60% higher than those given by Hoffman (1992), but for plants of similar size. Glueckstern (1991) also gives other figures as low as those cited by Hoffman (1992) based on ...
... Mekorot, cites costs closer to those given by Leitner (1991), 40 60% higher than those given by Hoffman (1992), but for plants of similar size. Glueckstern (1991) also gives other figures as low as those cited by Hoffman (1992) based on ...
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... Mekorot, the national water authority, and Tahal, the water planning company. Mekorot is a public corporation owned jointly by the government, the Jewish Agency, and the National Federation of Labour (Histadrut). It owns much of the ...
... Mekorot, the national water authority, and Tahal, the water planning company. Mekorot is a public corporation owned jointly by the government, the Jewish Agency, and the National Federation of Labour (Histadrut). It owns much of the ...
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... Mekorot (Elmusa 1993a). Since then, Mekorot and Tahal have operated in the Territories, although they collaborate only minimally with local Palestinian authorities. Regardless of the mechanism or agency employed by the Civil ...
... Mekorot (Elmusa 1993a). Since then, Mekorot and Tahal have operated in the Territories, although they collaborate only minimally with local Palestinian authorities. Regardless of the mechanism or agency employed by the Civil ...
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