Water for the Future:

The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, and Jordan

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Size: 244 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1999

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Committee on Sustainable Water Supplies in the Middle East; Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities; Palestine Academy for Science and Technology; Royal Scientific Society, Jordan; and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
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This book is the result of a joint research effort led by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and involving the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Palestine Health Council. It discusses ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Executive Summary	1-9	(skim)
1 Introduction and Background	10-23	(skim)
2 The Study Area and Patterns of Water Use	24-53	(skim)
3 Factors Affecting Patterns of Water Use	54-65	(skim)
4 Water and the Environment	66-99	(skim)
5 Options for the Future: Balancing Water Demand and Water Resources	100-168	(skim)
Appendix A: Excerpts from the Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	169-181	(skim)
Appendix B: Excerpts from the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip	182-194	(skim)
Appendix C: Effects of Water Use on Biodiversity in the Study Area	195-202	(skim)
Appendix D: Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Rivers	203-210	(skim)
Appendix E: Bibliography	211-219	(skim)
Appendix F: List of Meeting Places and Dates	220-220	(skim)
Appendix G: Committee on Sustainable Water Supplies for the Middle east Biographical Sketches	221-226	(skim)

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This book is the result of a joint research effort led by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and involving the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Palestine Health Council. It discusses opportunities for enhancement of water supplies and avoidance of overexploitation of water resources in the Middle East. Based on the concept that ecosystem goods and services are essential to maintaining water quality and quantity, the book emphasizes conservation, improved use of current technologies, and water management approaches that are compatible with environmental quality.

Water for the Future:

The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, and Jordan

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