Addressing water scarcity, both natural and human-induced is considered one of the major and most critical challenges facing Palestine  and  Arab  countries  as  well.  This  challenge  is  expected  to  grow  in  the  future  due  to  many  pressing  driving  forces, including population growth, food demand, unsettled and politicized shared water resources, climate change, and many others, forcing more countries to adopt more expensive technologies, such as desalination, to augment their limited fresh water supplies. The  heavy  financial,  economic,  environmental,  as  well  as  social  costs  and  burden  to  be  borne  cannot  be  overemphasized. Furthermore, the water scarcity challenge in Palestine is being compounded by its multiple nexuses with the various development sectors,  such  as  water  and  human  health,  water  and  environment,  water  and  food,  water  and  energy,  and  many  other interdependencies, which carry within them many cross-cutting issues of human rights, social, economic, legal, technical, political, and security nature. It is therefore important to address much more explicitly the various linkages of the water sector with other sectors like energy, food, health, and economic development as a whole. Moreover professionals in all sectors should think and act beyond the boundaries of their own sector, to achieve effective and integrated resources planning and management. 

Title

5toi project

Publisher

5toi project

Publisher Country

Spain

Publication Type

Prtinted only

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Year

2018

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