WaterIsrael and Palestine
Water is the critical resource so whoever controls the water controls ... everything? What is the underground story?
Sunday, March 13, 2005
River Jordan 'nearly running dry': 909% of water being diverted: Israel diverts up to 80% of water from shared underground aquifers
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | River Jordan 'nearly running dry': "River Jordan 'nearly running dry' | Friday, 11 March, 2005
The river Jordan is in danger of disappearing altogether under pressure from huge water diversion programs, an environmental group has warned.
More than 90% of the water is being diverted by Israel, Jordan and Syria, Friends of the Earth Middle East say.
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The river is also heavily polluted and now contains 20% untreated sewage, the organisation says.
Israel currently diverts up to a third of its water supply from the Jordan, mainly for agricultural purposes.
Jordan also relies on dams on the river to irrigate land.
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Palestinians complain that Israel diverts up to 80% of water from shared underground aquifers for its own use - including that of Jewish settlers.
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | River Jordan 'nearly running dry': "River Jordan 'nearly running dry' | Friday, 11 March, 2005
The river Jordan is in danger of disappearing altogether under pressure from huge water diversion programs, an environmental group has warned.
More than 90% of the water is being diverted by Israel, Jordan and Syria, Friends of the Earth Middle East say.
...
The river is also heavily polluted and now contains 20% untreated sewage, the organisation says.
Israel currently diverts up to a third of its water supply from the Jordan, mainly for agricultural purposes.
Jordan also relies on dams on the river to irrigate land.
...
Palestinians complain that Israel diverts up to 80% of water from shared underground aquifers for its own use - including that of Jewish settlers.
