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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... (Mm3) in Israel by sector from 1958 to 1991. Source: Israel, Central Bureau of Statistics (1985, 1988, 1992). 100 L/person-day (36.5 m3/year) generally regarded as the minimum for an adequate quality of life.1 (As will be discussed, this ...
... (Mm3) in Israel by sector from 1958 to 1991. Source: Israel, Central Bureau of Statistics (1985, 1988, 1992). 100 L/person-day (36.5 m3/year) generally regarded as the minimum for an adequate quality of life.1 (As will be discussed, this ...
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... Mm3 of sweet and recycled water every year (just over 70% of total consumption if saline water is included; just under if it is not). Domestic and municipal uses, which include everything from households and hotels to urban gardens and ...
... Mm3 of sweet and recycled water every year (just over 70% of total consumption if saline water is included; just under if it is not). Domestic and municipal uses, which include everything from households and hotels to urban gardens and ...
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... Mm3/year for household use (excluding garden watering) on the basis of 100 L/person-day and a population of 510 thousand refugees and 275 thousand residents. (The consumption of some 3 000 settlers was subtracted from the figures given ...
... Mm3/year for household use (excluding garden watering) on the basis of 100 L/person-day and a population of 510 thousand refugees and 275 thousand residents. (The consumption of some 3 000 settlers was subtracted from the figures given ...
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... Mm3/year, with an additional 360 Mm3 added through reuse programs and some 60 100 Mm3 from the collection and storage of storm runoff (McDonald and Kay 1988; Beaumont 1989; Kolars 1992a) (Table 3). Total surface flows account for over ...
... Mm3/year, with an additional 360 Mm3 added through reuse programs and some 60 100 Mm3 from the collection and storage of storm runoff (McDonald and Kay 1988; Beaumont 1989; Kolars 1992a) (Table 3). Total surface flows account for over ...
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... Mm3 / year ( Table 3 ) , although discharge figures vary from about 650 to 900 Mm3 / year ( Lowi 1992 ) . Well over twice the volume is taken from the Mountain Aquifer as from the Coastal Aquifer . The West Bank is also underlain by ...
... Mm3 / year ( Table 3 ) , although discharge figures vary from about 650 to 900 Mm3 / year ( Lowi 1992 ) . Well over twice the volume is taken from the Mountain Aquifer as from the Coastal Aquifer . The West Bank is also underlain by ...
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