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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... programs. Apart from the impact of Israel s military occupation of the Territories (an impact with long-term consequences that should not be ignored), solutions for water problems in Israel will have relevance for other Middle Eastern ...
... programs. Apart from the impact of Israel s military occupation of the Territories (an impact with long-term consequences that should not be ignored), solutions for water problems in Israel will have relevance for other Middle Eastern ...
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... program. Problems still exist even when data are available. Inevitably, one faces problems of measurement and sampling error, and of aggregation. Moreover, just as with energy, water suppliers are few and consumers are many, so data on ...
... program. Problems still exist even when data are available. Inevitably, one faces problems of measurement and sampling error, and of aggregation. Moreover, just as with energy, water suppliers are few and consumers are many, so data on ...
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... programs and some 60 100 Mm3 from the collection and storage of storm runoff (McDonald and Kay 1988; Beaumont 1989; Kolars 1992a) (Table 3). Total surface flows account for over one-third of the total, with almost 90% of that coming ...
... programs and some 60 100 Mm3 from the collection and storage of storm runoff (McDonald and Kay 1988; Beaumont 1989; Kolars 1992a) (Table 3). Total surface flows account for over one-third of the total, with almost 90% of that coming ...
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... program in the northern part of the country in operation since 1976 is believed to have increased winter rainfall in ... programs, provided that research is carried out to permit rapid identification, tracking, and seeding of appropriate ...
... program in the northern part of the country in operation since 1976 is believed to have increased winter rainfall in ... programs, provided that research is carried out to permit rapid identification, tracking, and seeding of appropriate ...
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... programs. Depending upon those other variables, end-users may shift inputs to increase or decrease the efficiency of water use, alter their patterns of water use, or conceivably even shift out of water-intensive activities. The need to ...
... programs. Depending upon those other variables, end-users may shift inputs to increase or decrease the efficiency of water use, alter their patterns of water use, or conceivably even shift out of water-intensive activities. The need to ...
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