COCOON Planting Technology to Grow Trees in Palestine In 2016, Fanack, Land Life Company (LLC) and the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) initiated a pilot project to bring the innovative COCOON … Tags: Agriculture - Gaza - Sustainability - West Bank - May 2, 2017
Gaza’s Water Crisis The water crisis in Gaza is steadily worsening for the past decade. The causes are rapid population growth; the overpumping and pollution of local … Tags: Conflict - Environment - Gaza - Water Crisis - September 15, 2015
Water Challenges in Palestine The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has significantly damaged the water/waste water infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank. This in turn has had a … Tags: Environment - Gaza - Sewage - June 19, 2015
Overview of Institutions Water resource access and distribution in the West Bank is decentralized and fragmented. Prior to the Oslo Accords and the establishment of the PWA, … Tags: Gaza - Policy - Population - West Bank - June 19, 2015
Increasing Water Availability in Gaza In response to the humanitarian water crisis in Gaza, the PWA initiated the Gaza Sustainable Water Supply Program (GSWSP), which takes a comprehensive … Tags: Gaza - Policy - June 5, 2015
Financing of the Water Sector In theory, Israel is responsible for addressing any challenges related to water resources in the West Bank, as it is the occupying power and controls … Tags: Desalination - Environment - Gaza - Sewage - Solar - West Bank - June 5, 2015
Limitations on Developing Infrastructure in Gaza Sanitation services and water infrastructure in Gaza are in a critical state. A 2009 World Bank report stated that Gaza has a well-designed master … Tags: Gaza - June 5, 2015
Agricultural Water Use in the West Bank and Gaza Agriculture is considered highly important to the Palestinian economy, as it makes up 25% of exports and directly employs around 117,000 Palestinians. … Tags: Agriculture - Economy - Gaza - Irrigation - Policy - West Bank - June 5, 2015
Domestic Water Use in the Gaza Strip In the Gaza Strip, where there is a greater water supply in theory, the majority of wells (80%) only work partially and the rest not at all. In 2006, … Tags: Aquifer - Desalination - Gaza - Population - Sustainability - West Bank - June 5, 2015
Gaza The dramatic deterioration of water quality in Gaza poses a grave public health threat and forms a major challenge for the Palestinian water sector. … Tags: Gaza - June 5, 2015
Gaza Strip Residents Face Daily Struggle for Water The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with an estimated 4,500 inhabitants per square kilometre. The population has … Tags: Gaza - Pollution - Water Crisis - February 10, 2015
Q&A with Dr Ahmad Yaqubi If the water issue is not urgently addressed, the outlook for the future is catastrophic. Gaza’s growing population needs water and the aquifer can … Tags: Gaza - Water Scarcity - January 10, 2015
Why Gaza is Running Out of Fresh Water Gaza’s water crisis has been steadily worsening over recent decades. The area’s only source of fresh water is the Coastal Aquifer, a groundwater … Tags: Aquifer - Gaza - Water Crisis - January 10, 2015
