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2.3 - Water conflict in the Middle-East
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A-level Geography G3 (Water) Mind Map on 2.3 - Water conflict in the Middle-East, created by RoryFlynn2 on 06/06/2013.
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2.3 - Water conflict in the Middle-East
Palestine - Made up of West Bank, Gaza Strip, Eastern Jerusalem
Is not internationally recognised as a country
Gaza Strip 40km long + 10km wide
Home to more than 1.5 million people
GS conflict - Egypt, Arab-Israel war- 1967
Israel pulled out in 2005 - Still exercise control
2007 - Hamas (Militant Islamic group) take over strip
The Gaza Strip
360 ppl per km sq
45% of land agric
115km under irrigation
Serious water qual issues
Irrigation vital to economy
Climate
Hot summers, mild winters
Relies on winter rainfall
High evaporation
Recharge of aquifers needed
Only natural water supply - no rivers
Reasons for limited water
Low rainfall
Over us of resources
Political competition
Israelis living in Jewish settlements - no water restrictions
Subsided water - costs $0.1 per cubic meter
Has access to most reliable aquifers
Settlements thrive
Palestine economy suffers
Big gap in living standards - political conflict rising
What scarcity in Gaza Strip
Military action damaged water infrastructure
High birth rates for Israel and Palestine
Pollution from agric chems - sewage seeping from septic tanks - damaged in attacks
Over pumped aquifers
water table fallen
Sea water gets in
Crops damaged
Impact of polluted water
Kidney disease
People too poor for bottled water
10,000 Gazans don't have access to water
Problems with repairing damaged infrastructure
2007 Gaza blacked by Israel and Egypt so can't get supplies
Urgent need to cement, pipes, pumps etc
Way forward
New but primitive waste water plants
New shallow wells dug
New desalination plants and international help needed with this
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