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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... watercourses superimposed, shows how difficult it would be under the best of circumstances to separate domestic from international water issues. Thus, it is a gross error to discuss Israel and its water resources, as many authors do ...
... watercourses superimposed, shows how difficult it would be under the best of circumstances to separate domestic from international water issues. Thus, it is a gross error to discuss Israel and its water resources, as many authors do ...
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... watercourses, but typically laden with pesticides, fertilizers, and chemicals (Pearse et al. 1985). Despite drip irrigation, agricultural runoff remains a major environmental problem in Israel (see Chapter 5). Taken together, efforts to ...
... watercourses, but typically laden with pesticides, fertilizers, and chemicals (Pearse et al. 1985). Despite drip irrigation, agricultural runoff remains a major environmental problem in Israel (see Chapter 5). Taken together, efforts to ...
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... watercourse. That reference was in terms of the physical definition of consumption; equally difficult, and more important for this chapter, is the economic definition. Water requirements are often stated as if they were fixed quantities ...
... watercourse. That reference was in terms of the physical definition of consumption; equally difficult, and more important for this chapter, is the economic definition. Water requirements are often stated as if they were fixed quantities ...
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... watercourse or aquifer. The rationale for pricing water in a way that reflects its true cost has been expressed in many reports and is supported by a great deal of evidence (Pearse et al. 1985; Brooks et al. 1990; Postel 1993). The ...
... watercourse or aquifer. The rationale for pricing water in a way that reflects its true cost has been expressed in many reports and is supported by a great deal of evidence (Pearse et al. 1985; Brooks et al. 1990; Postel 1993). The ...
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... watercourse, warmer but otherwise unaltered.) In Israel, electrical generating stations have been located along the coast to use seawater for cooling an expensive option (because the corrosiveness of seawater requires the use of special ...
... watercourse, warmer but otherwise unaltered.) In Israel, electrical generating stations have been located along the coast to use seawater for cooling an expensive option (because the corrosiveness of seawater requires the use of special ...
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