Water Issues In Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Using named examples, assess the potential for water supply to become a source of conflict. (15)

Water is one of the most precious resources, which support the life of almost everything in the world. Indeed, the world is covered by 75% water, but most of this water is not suitable for human consumption or use. On the same note, the world has been increasing its consumption of water due to the increasing population, leading to increased demands. The increased water consumption, which has been a result of high population, is worrying because the matter may lead to massive water shortages in the future.

Air, food, water, they are the keys of people to survive, it is no doubt that people can’t survive without anyone of these, thus, water is one of crucial thing that people need. In recent year, water sustainability become a popular topic because water scarcity is quite serious around the world, about 1.2 billion people or nearly 20% of the world’s population face physical scarcity, another 25% of population live in a country which lack of necessary equipment to get water from river or lake (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2014) ，and water sustainability is to make sure people have clean water to use in future. Egypt face a water problem, bad location and inefficient water use, but government have some solutions like use water more efficient and reduce waste. Israel used to be a water scarcity country, but now, this problem has been solved by new technology.

There is a water crisis which faces many parts of the world and it is a threat to survival of human beings since humans are primarily dependent on water. Shortage in drinking water is beginning to show its effects in first world countries, but is a current major problem facing lesser developed countries which have not taken drastic steps to harvest water and purify it to make it safe for human consumption. In developed countries the population growth has strained available water resources and stretched the ability of governments and private firms to provide safe drinking water to the vast majority of the population. Seventy one percent of

In the Middle East, water plays an imperative role in improving the quality of life and socioeconomic development (Priscoli, 1999). Water is a valuable resource all over the Middle East. Water is not only essential for life, but also for the progress of civilization in the Middle East (Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, 2017). Iran (former name Persia until 1935), one of the oldest cradles of civilization in the world, has made tremendous efforts into the past few thousand years to meet a sustainable water resource management. Water delivery, water balance, water storage, water quality, water protection, water saving, waste water controlling, hazard mitigation and adaptation are among the most important challenges which Iranians

The Middle East is the most stressed water region in the world. According to PLONAD, Israel has had complete control of water resources. This meaning that Palestine is strictly limited to their water supply and they are not able to have great health. The Water Consumption Comparison states that Israeli Settlements/Israel uses 669 liters a day (177 gallons) where as Palestinians only use 223 liters a day (59 gallons). Israelis get four times more water than Palestinians. According to The Guardian, in Gaza, Palestinians rely on a aquifer which has become polluted. Only 5%-10% of clean water is available to drink. In the West Bank, some Palestinians are having to rely on 10-15 liters(2-4 gallons) a day for every person. We, in America, use 80-100 gallons per day for each person. We wouldn't even know what it's like to come close to only using 3 gallons of water per day. Each person in America, on average, uses 40x-50x more water than those of Palestinians. Palestinians are being stressed of their water supply. They are becoming more dehydrated and unhealthy while Israel is continuing to stay hydrated. Palestine's health is struggling everyday with dehydration goes on. It is unfair that Israel can hog so much water, that Palestine is getting hardly any. Palestine should have an equal share with Israel in water supply. Creating an equal two state

According to the article “Obstacles to Arab-Israeli peace: Water” by Martin Asser, the Six-Day War was possibly started by a conflict over water. Israel seized the West Bank water aquifer and the Sea of Galilee, which provides Israel with around 60% of its fresh water. The wall allows the Israeli to gain possession of crucial areas for the citizens of Palestine, which have a lot of water. And the Palestinians say that they can’t use their own water supply and are forced to unnecessarily buy water from Israel. Israel bestows upon its citizens in Palestine 3 to 5 times more water than the Palestinians that are natives to the land. (Asser According to the article stated above the Arabs and the Israeli need to work together to get the most out of the little water they have. This conflict has been very drawn out and hard on the land as well as the citizens, so the two groups need to find a solution and stop fighting because the resources like water may be exhausted. Water is necessary for life and if security is meant to preserve life, then why is it possibly making live

Water is a critical source that is utilized by most living things on Earth to support it ways of live. The usage of water ranges from basic household needs to agricultural purposes. Water is one of the resources on the Earth that is becoming more and more scarce and the water available for usage is being further contaminated by pollution causing sickness and death.(World Health Organization).Countries are experiencing droughts affecting the water supply needed to maintain irrigation, thermoelectric power, and public supply. The definition of water pollution is the result of when too many toxic materials are present, in which negatively impact the water to be unsafe for its intended purpose, which may be drinking to industrial processes

The scarcity, depletion and polluting of water in one of the world's driest regions, is a problem that has perplexed the nations of the Middle East for decades. The riparian states of the Jordan River Basin include Israel, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. These states are in a constant struggle over securing water rights for their respective states. The conflict over water is also overshadowed by the Arab-Israeli issues and the subsequent territorial questions. While territory is often at the forefront of the issues, securing water has also become a contributing factor in the conflicts of the past, and will continue in the future. Choices of conflict or cooperation will have to be made, given the diminishing amounts of water available.

Water is the main source of life on the Earth. It is vital for normal existence and functioning of organisms. Earth is sometimes called “water planet.” But, in fact, the number of freshwater is limited. “Only about 2 percent of the planet's water is fresh.” (How much water is there on Earth?) This water is not enough even to meet daily needs of mankind. According to World Health Organization, “a lack of water to meet daily needs is a reality today for one in three people around the world.” (2009) In the Middle East the situation is especially hard. This region is thought to be one of the droughtiest places in the world, most of it’s territory is deserted. Freshwater accounts to 1 percent of the world’s supplies, while the population comes

Drinking water is our most precious resource, something every human being needs to survive. Yet today over 1.2 billion people a day on average do not have access to drinking water. Even if they might have this access, the chances are good that the drinking water is polluted with many contaminants. In the future, we will probably find that clean drinking water will go to the highest bidder, and even more people will find themselves without easy access to drinking water.

One of the most important yet under-appreciated conflicts in the Middle East is over water resources along the Jordan River. As population and demand for water in the riparian states of Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Syria have sky-rocketed, water scarcity in the desert region has reached crisis proportions. In response, leaders on all sides have entered into a dialogue, known as "hydro-politics," that has been characterized by an unyielding attitude of political conservatism set against an understanding that regional cooperation is the riparians' surest salvation. The answer lies in a combination of hydro-diplomacy and technology. With the aid of countries and NGOs outside of the regions,

Access to clean water is a basic human right and yet people around the world don’t have that right and they struggle to survive without it. The many uses of clean and potable water include water for drinking to cooking other daily purpose. It is reported that over 1.1 billion people lack access to an improved water resource and three million individuals, and majority of them children, suffer and die from water-related disease. The need to improve water quality and providing clean water should be major project for developed countries like the US and so called “well developed countries”.

It is an essential resource for sustaining life as well as central to agriculture and rural development, and is intrinsically linked to global challenges of food insecurity and poverty, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as degradation and depletion of natural resources that affect the livelihoods of millions of people across the world. According to the World Bank, (2010) report, water is a scarce resource with multiple interwoven uses that range from drinking water, energy, irrigation, manufacturing things, transport of people and goods among others. The report further states that, more than one-sixth of the Worlds’ population does not have access to safe drinking water, with 80% living in rural areas thus access to water cannot not be guaranteed globally.

Water is pure substance while its bond strength between hydrogen and oxygen is extremely strong. In addition, water is very important for both human beings and creatures and also it is essential for health, hygiene and the productivity of the world. However, almost all the supply of water in the world must contain organic material, chemicals, minerals and manmade pollutants, which might result in undrinkable or polluted solution. Moreover, the polluted solution contains deadly bacteria and viruses, which might cause some disease. According to American Geoscience Institute (2015), water is a scarce resource, which cannot be recovered after consuming. It states that most of the fresh water that is available for creatures is both contained in soil and rock below the surface. That is, the portable water account for a low percentage of total water in the world. Therefore, water plays an important role in the world, and also creatures cannot live without cleaning water; hence, water treatment becomes an important issue that should be seriously concerned gradually. This essay will explain some major design of water treatment filter in the world and it will firstly focus on a variety types of water treatment filters, demonstrating and suggestion of design parameter for water treatment filter; Next, demonstrating the appropriate design for sustainability; and finally, comparing the difference of water treatment filter between developed and developing countries