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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... Naff 1990; Bulloch and Darwish 1993): namely, in the absence of sharing, a war over water probably the water of the Jordan River is a real possibility. This situation makes water in this region not merely an example of environmental ...
... Naff 1990; Bulloch and Darwish 1993): namely, in the absence of sharing, a war over water probably the water of the Jordan River is a real possibility. This situation makes water in this region not merely an example of environmental ...
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... (Naff 1994). From this perspective, the point so often raised that Israel is one of the world s most efficient users of irrigation water misses the main point. The main point (and it is not exclusive to Israel) is that, as river basins ...
... (Naff 1994). From this perspective, the point so often raised that Israel is one of the world s most efficient users of irrigation water misses the main point. The main point (and it is not exclusive to Israel) is that, as river basins ...
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... Naff 1985; Starr and Stoll 1988). Although this role may be out of proportion with the sector s economic significance, it also has a long history related to the Zionist ideology of a Jewish proletariat working (and, therefore ...
... Naff 1985; Starr and Stoll 1988). Although this role may be out of proportion with the sector s economic significance, it also has a long history related to the Zionist ideology of a Jewish proletariat working (and, therefore ...
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... ) is the general name applied to measures or inducements aimed at reducing water use, whether by increasing efficiency or altering habits and patterns of use. Thomas Naff, is not that these nations are inefficient but End-use conservation.
... ) is the general name applied to measures or inducements aimed at reducing water use, whether by increasing efficiency or altering habits and patterns of use. Thomas Naff, is not that these nations are inefficient but End-use conservation.
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... Naff, is not that these nations are inefficient but that they are not as efficient as the crisis and the scarcity requires them to be (Naff 1990, p. 170). In the first chapter, reference was made to the difficulty of defining water ...
... Naff, is not that these nations are inefficient but that they are not as efficient as the crisis and the scarcity requires them to be (Naff 1990, p. 170). In the first chapter, reference was made to the difficulty of defining water ...
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