Causes:

The region suffers from long periods of drought with little surface water across the region. High temperatures lead to high evaporation rates
Few available water sources in this region. West Bank aquifer, River Jordan and a coastal aquifer extending into the Gaza Strip. Palestinians mainly depend on wells and springs
Israel has controlled West Bank for 40 years. Palestinians have been forbidden from drilling wells or improving old ones
Israeli's consume 4x as much water as West Bank Palestinians
Israel keeps 80% of water it drills, Palestinians get left overs
Underground springs were appropriated by Israel in 1948. Israel makes it impossible for Palestinians to dig for water/join water grid
Under the Oslo Agreement Israel gets 246 m cubed of water per person per year from all sources. Palestinians only get 57 m cubed

	Created by Caitlyn Grayston over 7 years ago

A-Level Geography (A Level Water Conflicts) Note on Water Transfers Leading to Conflict, created by Caitlyn Grayston on 31/05/2017.

Water Transfers Leading to Conflict