A NEW PARADIGM FOR TRANSBOUNDARY WATER AGREEMENTS: THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

David B. Brooks and Julie Trottier

Chapter 6 in Management of Transboundary Water Resources under Scarcity:A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2017, pp 159-187 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This chapter is a highly abridged version of the EcoPeace Proposal for a water agreement between Israel and Palestine. It presents the design for an agreement between Israelis and Palestinians to share water in a physically realistic, ecologically sustainable, and socially equitable manner. Existing arrangements are, at best, inadequate and, in some cases, counterproductive. The proposal relies upon ongoing monitoring and mediation to achieve equitable and sustainable use at the most local level possible. The proposal also argues that an agreement on water can be reached now, before resolving the full range of issues required in a Final Status Agreement between Israel and Palestine.

Keywords: International Water; Climate Change; Population Growth; Economic Development; Pollution; International Relations; Water Law; Economic Optimization; Water Scarcity; Conflict; Cooperation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N50 O13 P48 Q26 Q28 Q34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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