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
Increasing Water Availability in the West Bank Treating wastewater will eliminate environmental degradation, improve public health and increase water availability, as the treated water will be … Tags: Agriculture - Environment - Water Treatment Plants - West Bank - June 19, 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
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 5, 2015
Limitations on Developing Infrastructure in the West Bank Regarding water resources and infrastructure development and management, the Oslo Accords were intended to give Palestinians greater access to water … Tags: West Bank - 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
Domestic Water Use in the West Bank Most of the West Bank governorates suffer from severe water shortages. In 2011, around 88 MCM of water was supplied to the Palestinian communities for … Tags: West Bank - June 5, 2015
West Bank Water quality in the West Bank is generally considered acceptable. There are no serious indications of pollution in the deep aquifers. However, there … Tags: West Bank - June 5, 2015
Surface and Groundwater Given the issues discussed above regarding the amount, reliability and quality of surface water sources, the Jordanian population relies mainly on … Tags: Aquifer - Basin - Dead Sea - Desalination - Environment - Irrigation - Pollution - Population - Red Sea - Salinity - Sewage - Transboundary Waters - West Bank - May 19, 2015
Surface Water Part of the river’s watershed extends eastward into the West Bank. The river’s water level and quality have been deteriorating since 1955 . . . Tags: West Bank - April 14, 2015
