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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... End - use conservation Longer term prospects for changes in water balances Summary Chapter 5 ~ Water Quality : The Ecological Crisis Overpumping of aquifers Water pollution Nature reserves Some hopeful signs Public support and public ...
... End - use conservation Longer term prospects for changes in water balances Summary Chapter 5 ~ Water Quality : The Ecological Crisis Overpumping of aquifers Water pollution Nature reserves Some hopeful signs Public support and public ...
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... use. One can almost never distinguish among end-users and end-uses below the level of three broad sectors: domestic, including municipal; agricultural; and industrial. Then, too, there is a problem with complementarity, as each country ...
... use. One can almost never distinguish among end-users and end-uses below the level of three broad sectors: domestic, including municipal; agricultural; and industrial. Then, too, there is a problem with complementarity, as each country ...
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... end-user, and at the point where the water is incorporated into a product or a living organism. Depending upon the specific topic under discussion (and all too often on the availability of statistics), it is necessary to retain and use ...
... end-user, and at the point where the water is incorporated into a product or a living organism. Depending upon the specific topic under discussion (and all too often on the availability of statistics), it is necessary to retain and use ...
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... end-uses are the objective or output of the management process, and it is a peculiar (if common) reversal of ... use in Canada and in either Israel or Jordan a reflection of differences in both climate and life-style. Less obvious differences ...
... end-uses are the objective or output of the management process, and it is a peculiar (if common) reversal of ... use in Canada and in either Israel or Jordan a reflection of differences in both climate and life-style. Less obvious differences ...
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... use of treated wastewater, saline water, and water gathered by harvesting ... use of storm runoff) are two water sources that can now be treated as ... end of the century, recycled wastewater could provide 400 Mm3 of water per ...
... use of treated wastewater, saline water, and water gathered by harvesting ... use of storm runoff) are two water sources that can now be treated as ... end of the century, recycled wastewater could provide 400 Mm3 of water per ...
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