| Project Type | Research Project |
| Project Sub-Type | Application |
| Project Status | Closed |
| Administrative Unit | Ottawa |
| Regional Office Area | MERO |
| Responsible Officer | Brooks, David |
| ODA Sector | Water Resources Policy/Admin. Mgmt |
| Canadian Collaboration | No |
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| Duration (months) | 12 |
| Extension (months) | 0 |
| Project Completion Date | 1995/08/31 |
| Legal Close Date | 1996/07/25 |
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| Total Funding | 162750 |
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Abstract
The Mountain Aquifer is the single most important source of high quality water for both Palestinians and Israelis. It slopes from east to west with recharge areas on the Palestinian side and discharge areas on the Israeli side of the Greenline, which is a conflict-laden situation. This will be a joint project between the Palestinian Consultancy Group (PCG) and Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace (Israeli). IDRC will only fund the Palestinian half of the study. The objective of this project is to identify possible structures for joint Israeli-Palestinian management of the aquifer. The basic premise behind the proposed research is that if the joint aquifers are jointly managed and preserved in the best possible manner, both sides stand to gain and conflict will be mitigated.
Post-Project Summary
The project considered all aspects of a joint management scheme, with attention to political, economic, administrative, environmental, legal, technical, and historical factors. Several directions for acceptable and efficient joint management structures, were identified. A table was prepared that matched possible joint management structures with advantages and disadvantages of each. A core team of researchers from the two participating institutes developed materials and working papers, which were presented to a wider audience at a workshop in June 1994.
The workshop brought together international experience regarding joint aquifer management, and local expertise regarding the specifics of the Mountain Aquifer. Papers presented at the workshop incorporated three central elements: insights regarding experiences with joint management of aquifers elsewhere; insights regarding the issues which need to be addressed in the construction of management schemes for shared aquifers; and identification of similar or complementary efforts being carried out elsewhere. The project contributed to the exchange of information between Israelis and Palestinians on water issues - a politically sensitive area of research for some time. Support continued in a second phase.
Recipient Institution(s)
| Palestinian Consultancy Group |
| Acronym | PCG |
| Street Address | 16 Salah Eddin Street | East Jerusalem | Palestine |
| Mailing Address | P.O. Box 19322 | East Jerusalem | Israel |
| Institution Type | Private - Not for Profit |
| Geographic Scope | National |
| UN Organization | No |
| Component Number | 001 |
| Research Status | Closed |
| Institution Country | Israel |
| Researcher Name | Dan Bitan |
| Researcher Name | Issa Khater |
