Water Wisdom : : Preparing the Groundwork for Cooperative and Sustainable Water Management in the Middle East / / ed. by Alon Tal, Alfred Abed Rabbo.

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• MitwirkendeR: Abdeen, Ziad,; Abu-Mayla, Yousef,; Aburdeineh, Iyad,; Adar, Eilon M.,; Aliewi, Amjad,; Assaf, Karen,; Assaf, Said A.,; Avisar, Dror,; Ben-Gal, Alon,; Bromberg, Gidon,; El-Khateeb, Nader,; Feitelson, Eran,; Garb, Yaakov,; Gasith, Avital,; Gelpe, Marcia,; Ghbn, Nahed,; Haddad, Marwan,; Halperin, Ramy,; Hershkovitz, Yaron,; Husseini, Hiba I.,; Inbar, Yossi,; Jayousi, Anan,; Kerret, Dorit,; Laster, Richard,; Lipchin, Clive,; Livney, Dan,; Michaels, Lucy,; Rabbo, Alfred Abed,; Rumman, Nancy,; Tal, Alon,; Teschner, Na'Ama,; Tubail, Khalil,; Twite, Robin,
• TeilnehmendeR: Abdeen, Ziad.; Abu-Mayla, Yousef.; Aburdeineh, Iyad.; Adar, Eilon.; Aliewi, Amjad.; Assaf, Karen.; Assaf, Said.; Avisar, Dror.; Ben-Gal, Alon.; Bromberg, Gidon.; El-Khateeb, Nader.; Feitelson, Eran.; Garb, Yaakov.; Gasith, Avital.; Gelpe, Marcia.; Ghbn, Nahed.; Haddad, Marwan.; Halperin, Ramy.; Hershkovitz, Yaron.; Husseini, Hiba.; Inbar, Yossi.; Jayousi, Anan.; Kerret, Dorit.; Laster, Richard.; Lipchin, Clive.; Livney, Dan.; Michaels, Lucy.; Rabbo, Alfred Abed.; Rabbo, Alfred.; Rumman, Nancy.; Teschner, NaÆama.; Tubail, Khalil.; Twite, Robin.
• HerausgeberIn: Rabbo, Alfred Abed,; Tal, Alon,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)

Israel and Palestine are, by international criteria, water scarce. As the peace process continues amidst ongoing violence, water remains a political and environmental issue. Thirty leading Palestinian and Israeli activists, water scientists, politicians, and others met and worked together to develop a future vision for the sustainable shared management of water resources that is presented in Water Wisdom. Their essays explore the full range of scientific, political, social, and economic issues related to water use in the region; acknowledge areas of continuing controversy, from access rights to the Mountain Aquifer to utilization of waters from the Jordan River; and identify areas of agreement, disagreement, and options for resolution. Water Wisdom is model for those who believe that water conflict can be an opportunity for cooperation rather than violence.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1. Characterizing Water Resources -- Water Resources: The Palestinian Perspective -- Water Resources: The Israeli Perspective -- Editors' Summary -- Part 2. Past Water Agreements and Their Implementation -- The Oslo II Accords in Retrospect: Implementation of the Water Provisions in the Israeli and Palestinian Interim Peace Agreements -- Article 40: An Israeli Retrospective -- Editors' Summary -- Part 3. The Water Culture of Israelis and Palestinians -- Water Culture in Palestine -- Water Culture in Israel -- Editors' Summary -- Part 4. Water Legislation -- The Palestinian Legal Regime for Water Quality Protection -- Legal Framework for Allocation of Water and for Protection of Water Quality in Israel -- Editors' Summary -- Part 5. Groundwater Management -- Shared Groundwater Resources: Environmental Hazards and Technical Solutions in Palestine -- The Mountain Aquifer: Shared Groundwater Resources, Environmental Hazards, and Technical Solutions -- Editors' Summary -- Part 6. Stream Restoration -- The Condition of Streams and Prospects for Restoration in Palestine -- Stream Restoration under Conditions of Water Scarcity: Insight from the Israeli Experience -- Editors' Summary -- Part 7. Drinking-Water Standards -- Drinking-Water Quality and Standards: The Palestinian Perspective -- Israeli Drinking-Water Resources and Supply -- Editors' Summary -- Part 8. Sewage Treatment -- Sewage Treatment in Gaza and the Quest to Upgrade Infrastructure -- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Israel -- Editors' Summary -- Part 9. Agriculture and Water -- Sustainable Water Supply for Agriculture in Palestine -- Sustainable Water Supply for Agriculture in Israel -- Editors' Summary -- Part 10. Desalination -- The Coming Age of Desalination for Gaza: Visions, Illusions, and Reality -- Desalination in Israel: Status, Prospects, and Contexts -- Editors' Summary -- Part 11. The Jordan River Basin -- Managing the Jordan River Basin: A Palestinian Perspective -- Managing the Jordan River Basin: An Israeli Perspective -- Editors' Summary -- Part 12. Gaza's Water Situation -- The Gaza Water Crisis -- Editors' Summary -- Part 13. Citizen Involvement -- The Role of Civil Society in Addressing Transboundary Water Issues in the Israeli-Palestinian Context -- Editors' Summary -- Part 14. The Role of Third Parties in Conflict Resolution -- The Role of Third Parties in Helping to Resolve the Conflicts over Water Issues in Israel and Palestine -- Editors' Summary -- Part 15. Cooperative Water Management Strategies -- Joint Aquifer Management: Institutional Options -- Editors' Summary -- Contributors -- Index