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...

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