The Nutritional Status in Palestine
Nutritional status is one of the indicators of both the level of development and the development potential of a given country. In many developing countries nutritional status is linked to the availability of food, often relation directly to food production in a [...]
Olive Oil in the West Bank
Olive trees are one of the most suitable trees for the Palestine soil and climate. This tree, characterized its ability to withstand the hot and dry climate, develops very well in the sandy and clay soil. Olive trees are in need to [...]
The Need to Alleviate Palestinian Fears of a Dry Peace
Palestine, defined here as the Gaza Strip and the West Bank including East Jerusalem, is facing an acute water crisis not because of the area’s arid conditions but primarily because of the abnormal political conditions represented by Israel’s control over the Palestinian [...]
Assessing the Pollution of the West Bank Water Resources
The paper discusses the pollution of water in the West Bank, by presenting facts about the increasing the salinity of the lower Jordan River, pollution from wastewater, wastewater quality, and wastewater treatment. It then shows the role of the Israeli colonies in [...]
The Partition of Water Resources in the Jordan River Basin: A Palestinian Perspective
The paper presents an introduction to the hydrogeopolitics of the Jordan River Basin. It then discusses previous water plans and events, in addition to talking about the Palestinian Jordan valley, and the current water use and irrigated agriculture there. In addition, it [...]
A Palestinian Vision on Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development
The papers discusses environmental protection and sustainable development from a Palestinian perspective. It talks about a sustainable approach to the region's water shortage, ensuring water quality, combating desertification, pesticides, integrated pest management, and dealing with waste. Click here to read the [...]
Core Issues of the Palestinian-Israeli Water Dispute
Israel controls the greater part of the Jordan River basin and the West Bank's aquifers. Palestinian consumption is severely restricted by the military authorities, causing serious water deficiencies in most Palestinian homes. Questions of rights to water resources have thus far been [...]
The Intensifying Water Crisis in Palestine
Water lies at the heart of the Arab-Israeli dispute in general and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in particular. Palestine, defined here as the West Bank including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, occupies a unique status from a hydrological point of view, where [...]