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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... countries exhibiting water stress or having chronic water scarcity. Water will be urgently needed not only for settlements and industries; the largest amounts will be needed to grow the food for the growing population in these countries ...
... countries exhibiting water stress or having chronic water scarcity. Water will be urgently needed not only for settlements and industries; the largest amounts will be needed to grow the food for the growing population in these countries ...
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... country like Israel does planning start with the reasonable question of How much water is there and how do we best ... countries. The results are demonstrated by a water-pollution problem as great as in any other country, and a water ...
... country like Israel does planning start with the reasonable question of How much water is there and how do we best ... countries. The results are demonstrated by a water-pollution problem as great as in any other country, and a water ...
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... opportunity for recognition of the water entitlements of the different countries involved. peace Malin Falkenmark Stockholm, Sweden 24 November 1994 This page intentionally left blank ACKNOWLEDGMENTS WE ARE GRATEFUL to.
... opportunity for recognition of the water entitlements of the different countries involved. peace Malin Falkenmark Stockholm, Sweden 24 November 1994 This page intentionally left blank ACKNOWLEDGMENTS WE ARE GRATEFUL to.
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... country. Elmusa (1993a) finds that about half of the issues in what he calls the matrix of the Israeli Palestinian water conflict derive from the unique problems of occupation, and about half from normal problems associated with waters ...
... country. Elmusa (1993a) finds that about half of the issues in what he calls the matrix of the Israeli Palestinian water conflict derive from the unique problems of occupation, and about half from normal problems associated with waters ...
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... country in the region, however, that is not experiencing alarming growth in its demand for water, and few are ... countries. Finally, as Kolars (1990, p. 57) states: sharing of scarce water supplies is the single most important ...
... country in the region, however, that is not experiencing alarming growth in its demand for water, and few are ... countries. Finally, as Kolars (1990, p. 57) states: sharing of scarce water supplies is the single most important ...
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