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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... pumped from an aquifer, discharge and recharge volumes to and from hydraulically connected streams will be modified and the stream regime will change. If surface water is used, related groundwater will be affected. If vegetation is ...
... pumped from an aquifer, discharge and recharge volumes to and from hydraulically connected streams will be modified and the stream regime will change. If surface water is used, related groundwater will be affected. If vegetation is ...
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... pumping rates. The most 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 ...
... pumping rates. The most 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 ...
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... and intermittent droughts, but also because they are particularly susceptible to stresses engendered by humans through misuse of land (leading to Figure 8. Pumping ofaquifers and salt-water intrusion: A, before extensive. Conclusion.
... and intermittent droughts, but also because they are particularly susceptible to stresses engendered by humans through misuse of land (leading to Figure 8. Pumping ofaquifers and salt-water intrusion: A, before extensive. Conclusion.
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... Pumping ofaquifers and salt-water intrusion: A, before extensive pumping; B, after extensive pumping (Brooks and Lonergan 1992). landscape desiccation ) and through population growth. What is even more problematic is that appropriate ...
... Pumping ofaquifers and salt-water intrusion: A, before extensive pumping; B, after extensive pumping (Brooks and Lonergan 1992). landscape desiccation ) and through population growth. What is even more problematic is that appropriate ...
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... pumped directly onto fields from the Jordan River. Except for modest increases to allow for population growth, consumption would not be much different today: 125 130 Mm3/year. Because its growth was artificially restricted, irrigation ...
... pumped directly onto fields from the Jordan River. Except for modest increases to allow for population growth, consumption would not be much different today: 125 130 Mm3/year. Because its growth was artificially restricted, irrigation ...
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