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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... world, strengthened by their dream of making the desert bloom. Evidently, Israel s political leaders are also ... Bank is under dispute. A recent report from the Israeli state comptroller has brought these national water scarcity ...
... world, strengthened by their dream of making the desert bloom. Evidently, Israel s political leaders are also ... Bank is under dispute. A recent report from the Israeli state comptroller has brought these national water scarcity ...
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... world. Within an area of less than 21 000 km2, naturalists have identified 2 600 plant species, 480 bird species, 70 ... Bank includes the eastern slope of the mountainous middle zone plus the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea and ...
... world. Within an area of less than 21 000 km2, naturalists have identified 2 600 plant species, 480 bird species, 70 ... Bank includes the eastern slope of the mountainous middle zone plus the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea and ...
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... world, control over lakes and rivers is a cause for dispute. The same is true of groundwater, and in this case the ... Bank. Throughout the region there is a major reliance on megaprojects to couple regions of high demand with those of ...
... world, control over lakes and rivers is a cause for dispute. The same is true of groundwater, and in this case the ... Bank. Throughout the region there is a major reliance on megaprojects to couple regions of high demand with those of ...
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... Bank to be 860 thousand (excluding 130 thousand residents of East Jerusalem). Three-quarters of this population lives outside the cities and towns, either in villages or refugee camps. In ... World Bank (1993a) report on the West Bank states.
... Bank to be 860 thousand (excluding 130 thousand residents of East Jerusalem). Three-quarters of this population lives outside the cities and towns, either in villages or refugee camps. In ... World Bank (1993a) report on the West Bank states.
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... World Bank (1993a) report on the West Bank states that 62% of residents have access to piped water, and another 33% to courtyard cisterns or taps. A later report by the World Bank states that in 1991, 90% of households in the Occupied ...
... World Bank (1993a) report on the West Bank states that 62% of residents have access to piped water, and another 33% to courtyard cisterns or taps. A later report by the World Bank states that in 1991, 90% of households in the Occupied ...
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