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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... proposals for economic expansion would, if implemented, augment the pressure. Yet there is no evident way to increase water supplies. - The second crisis involves deteriorating water quality. Much of the nation s water has been, and is ...
... proposals for economic expansion would, if implemented, augment the pressure. Yet there is no evident way to increase water supplies. - The second crisis involves deteriorating water quality. Much of the nation s water has been, and is ...
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... the water highly treated. All use of recycled water in Israel requires a permit from the Ministry of Health, which follows, and for certain crops and urban uses exceeds, standards proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). In.
... the water highly treated. All use of recycled water in Israel requires a permit from the Ministry of Health, which follows, and for certain crops and urban uses exceeds, standards proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). In.
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... proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). In particular, as implied earlier, Israel distinguishes between restricted and unrestricted uses of recycled water: the former refers to the use of lower quality water for specific ...
... proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). In particular, as implied earlier, Israel distinguishes between restricted and unrestricted uses of recycled water: the former refers to the use of lower quality water for specific ...
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... proposals to bring seawater from either the Mediterranean Sea or the Red Sea and convey it by means of tunnel and canal to the Dead Sea (see Figure 1 on p. 6). Because of the 400-m difference in elevation, the projects were originally ...
... proposals to bring seawater from either the Mediterranean Sea or the Red Sea and convey it by means of tunnel and canal to the Dead Sea (see Figure 1 on p. 6). Because of the 400-m difference in elevation, the projects were originally ...
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... proposals surfaces from time to time, any routing or diversion would cost billions of dollars and raise very important environmental questions. No such plan is likely to be implemented within a time frame that is relevant to a ...
... proposals surfaces from time to time, any routing or diversion would cost billions of dollars and raise very important environmental questions. No such plan is likely to be implemented within a time frame that is relevant to a ...
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