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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... areas, where there are fewer plants to hold the water, runoff predominates. On the one hand, on flood-plains, the amount of water entering aquifers can be large. On the other hand, evaporation may be the main water outlet in closed or ...
... areas, where there are fewer plants to hold the water, runoff predominates. On the one hand, on flood-plains, the amount of water entering aquifers can be large. On the other hand, evaporation may be the main water outlet in closed or ...
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... areas control the flow of water toward downstream reservoirs from which water-treatment plants receive water for homes and industries. If a forest is destroyed, the water regime in the reservoirs will change. If water is withdrawn from ...
... areas control the flow of water toward downstream reservoirs from which water-treatment plants receive water for homes and industries. If a forest is destroyed, the water regime in the reservoirs will change. If water is withdrawn from ...
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... area dispersed populations control of land ( traditionally by cavalry ) GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS fluctuations - variability runs of good and bad years extreme seasonality raiding enough land never enough water extreme aridity floods low ...
... area dispersed populations control of land ( traditionally by cavalry ) GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS fluctuations - variability runs of good and bad years extreme seasonality raiding enough land never enough water extreme aridity floods low ...
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... area; those living in areas with less rainfall tend to live in concentrated communities and use farming methods that produce low yields per person. As development proceeds, mechanization and the availability of modern forms of energy ...
... area; those living in areas with less rainfall tend to live in concentrated communities and use farming methods that produce low yields per person. As development proceeds, mechanization and the availability of modern forms of energy ...
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... areas in the central part of the country. To complicate the situation, water demand for both urban and agricultural uses peaks during the summer, but almost all of the rain falls during the four winter months. The not-surprising result ...
... areas in the central part of the country. To complicate the situation, water demand for both urban and agricultural uses peaks during the summer, but almost all of the rain falls during the four winter months. The not-surprising result ...
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