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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... important problem facing Middle Eastern populations. Kolars implies what others have stated flatly (such as Starr and Stoll 1988; Naff 1990; Bulloch and Darwish 1993): namely, in the absence of sharing, a war over water probably the ...
... important problem facing Middle Eastern populations. Kolars implies what others have stated flatly (such as Starr and Stoll 1988; Naff 1990; Bulloch and Darwish 1993): namely, in the absence of sharing, a war over water probably the ...
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... significant hydrological changes. Third, many types of structures are inserted into or laid on top of the ground surface with important effects on water dynamics. These structures can sometimes collect precipitation (roofs) or, in other.
... significant hydrological changes. Third, many types of structures are inserted into or laid on top of the ground surface with important effects on water dynamics. These structures can sometimes collect precipitation (roofs) or, in other.
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... important to have a good understanding of the spatial, seasonal, and annual variations in rainfall than of annual or national averages. Hydrological Conditions Given this ecological and climatological situation, it is hardly surprising ...
... important to have a good understanding of the spatial, seasonal, and annual variations in rainfall than of annual or national averages. Hydrological Conditions Given this ecological and climatological situation, it is hardly surprising ...
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... important source of surface water in the region. It forms the border between Jordan and Syria before it enters Israel and joins the Jordan just below Lake Kinneret. The Yarmouk has a very high winter flow that is currently used to ...
... important source of surface water in the region. It forms the border between Jordan and Syria before it enters Israel and joins the Jordan just below Lake Kinneret. The Yarmouk has a very high winter flow that is currently used to ...
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... important type of aquifer allows water to flow through it. Such aquifers are renewable resources provided that pumping rates are not so high as to extract more water than is replenished every year. Flow rates in aquifers are determined ...
... important type of aquifer allows water to flow through it. Such aquifers are renewable resources provided that pumping rates are not so high as to extract more water than is replenished every year. Flow rates in aquifers are determined ...
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