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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... industries; the largest amounts will be needed to grow the food for the growing population in these countries. Given this situation, there are three main problems that await solutions: - How do we cope with escalating water scarcity ...
... industries; the largest amounts will be needed to grow the food for the growing population in these countries. Given this situation, there are three main problems that await solutions: - How do we cope with escalating water scarcity ...
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... industrial pollution are endangering sources of drinking water and that municipalities should improve their sewer systems or industries their wastewater flows. Palestinians living under Israeli occupation did not need a drought to ...
... industrial pollution are endangering sources of drinking water and that municipalities should improve their sewer systems or industries their wastewater flows. Palestinians living under Israeli occupation did not need a drought to ...
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... industrial and agricultural wastes, and in some cases by human sewage. - Finally, Israel s water crisis also has a geopolitical dimension. Roughly one-third of the water consumed in Israel comes from groundwater that originates as ...
... industrial and agricultural wastes, and in some cases by human sewage. - Finally, Israel s water crisis also has a geopolitical dimension. Roughly one-third of the water consumed in Israel comes from groundwater that originates as ...
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... industrial. Then, too, there is a problem with complementarity, as each country typically has its own set of data and is unwilling to accept the often conflicting data from another country or from an international agency. These problems ...
... industrial. Then, too, there is a problem with complementarity, as each country typically has its own set of data and is unwilling to accept the often conflicting data from another country or from an international agency. These problems ...
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... , consumption is an ambiguous term. It can refer to withdrawals from natural waterways, be they on the surface or underground. Much of the water so withdrawn, however, simply runs off fields or through industrial plants and back.
... , consumption is an ambiguous term. It can refer to withdrawals from natural waterways, be they on the surface or underground. Much of the water so withdrawn, however, simply runs off fields or through industrial plants and back.
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