How Does the Water Crisis Impact Life in Gaza? December 29, 2015 Gaza’s water crisis affects every one of the territory’s 1.76 million inhabitants. The heavy pollution of water resources in the Gaza Strip has a severe impact on public health; children are particularly at risk from water-related diseases. In addition, the local economy, agricultural production in particular, and the environment suffer the consequences of the water scarcity and pollution. Tags: 2008 - 2011 - about - Agriculture - Ashkelon - Culture - Desalination - economy - Environment - Fanack - Flood - Gaza - Gaza Strip - Groundwater - ISIS - Israel - King - legal - Media - Mediterranean Sea - Middle East - Palestine - Palestinian - Palestinian Water Authority - Peace - Pollutants - Pollution - project - PWA - quality of life - Resources - River - Salinity - Sewage - sources - specials - War - Wastewater - Water - Water Quality - Water Resources - Water Sector - Water Use - West Bank - World Health Organization
Water Resources October 19, 2015 Today, desalination accounts for approximately 42% of the country’s drinking water needs. Desalinated water production has increased significantly . . . Tags: 2011 - 2012 - about - Agriculture - Ashkelon - Border - Culture - Desalination - Fanack - Groundwater - Irrigation - Israel - Israeli-Palestinian - King - Mekorot - Natural Gas - Non-conventional Water Resources - Osmosis - Palestinian - Pollution - Population - Resources - Sewage - sources - State - Surface Water - Sustainable - War - Wastewater - Wastewater Reuse - Water - Water Efficiency - Water Needs - Water Pollution - Water Resources
Project Costs, Management and Alternatives September 30, 2014 The cost of the falling level of the Dead Sea has been estimated at $73-227 million/yr. The cost of producing potable water at Aqaba and transferring it to Amman is estimated at $2/m3, considerably higher than the cost of water produced through the RSDS Project (<$1.5/m3). Tags: 2012 - Agriculture - Amman - Aqaba - Aquifer - Ashkelon - Culture - Dead Sea - Desalination - Euphrates - Executive - Fanack - governance - Groundwater - Industry - Iraq - Israel - Jordan - Lake Tiberias - Mediterranean Sea - Mountain - Mountain Aquifer - Palestinian - Peace - Pilot - Pipeline - Pollution - Population - project - Resources - River - sources - The West - Treaty - Turkey - Water - Water Pollution - Water Resources - West Bank