Environmental Challenges in Palestine and the Peace Process
Positioned at the crossroads of three continents, geographic Palestine is a tiny piece of land rich with biodiversity, fertile agricultural fields, and varied ecological systems. The preservation of this unique environmental interplay is a responsibility which lies equally upon the people of [...]
The Palestinian Water Crisis: Status, Projections and Potential for Resolution
The Middle East is renowned as a water scarce region. The severity of the problem in Palestine is not a result of climatic misfortune, however, but of regional political problems: specifically, shortage has been caused by the Israeli occupation policies. Palestinians' water [...]
Irrigation Management and Water Use Efficiency in the West Bank
Agriculture is a vital importance in the West Bank. If functions as the main source of income in Palestinian economy. However, Israeli has imposed restrictions on the amount of fresh water that can be used by Palestinian farmers. As such, irrigated agriculture [...]
Environmental Protection & Sustainable Development in Palestine
The paper describes how development in the last 100 years has not followed an environmentally sustainable path, in large part because of political constraints. This is followed by an outline for a plan for "sustainable development" in the Palestinian context. The paper [...]
A Sober Approach to the Water Crisis in the Middle East
The paper discusses water resources in Palestine, Middle East water crisis, the role of agricultre, environmental consideration, and the need for shared responsibility. In addition, it talks about conflict resolution mechanisms, the peace process and water, and some proposal to solve this [...]
The Issue of Biodiversity in Palestine
The paper starts with an introduction about the land of Palestine and its people, then moves to discussing several topics such as: factors contributing to biodiversity, the land as it was, changes in the green cover, population, occupation, economy, Palestinian society, agriculture, [...]
Towards a Palestinian Water Policy
Palestinian entitlements for water include the underground water of the West Bank and Gaza aquifers and their rightful shares in the water of the Jordan River as riparian. However, at present, Israel is utilizing 85% of the water from the Palestinian groundwater [...]
Pesticide Usage in the West Bank
This study, as the initial part of a broader project, aimed to collect background data about pesticide use in the West Bank. In line with international norms, results have shown that pesticide usage is greater in areas of intensive and high value [...]