Water Security in the Middle East Source of Tension or Avenue for Peace

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Water Security in the Middle East Source of Tension or Avenue for Peace Gidon Bromberg, Yana Abu Taleb Co-Directors EcoPeace Middle East Woodrow Wilson Center

About EcoPeace Middle East Environmental peacemaking organization working in Jordan, Palestine, and Israel Our primary objective is to promote cooperative efforts to protect our environment and to promote lasting peace in our region EcoPeace s focus is on transboundary water resources, including the Jordan River, Dead Sea, and Mountain and Coastal Aquifers EcoPeace is change oriented; we seek to shift the status quo through bottom up & top down strategies Fair Share of transboundary natural resources

Shared Water Resources Jordan River Mountain and Coastal Aquifers Cross Border Streams

Nature knows no borders 4

The Mighty River Jordan

The Jordan River Today 95% of flow diverted Polluted Saline springs Sewage

Good Water Neighbors

Rehabilitation of Lower Jordan River... Partially Underway Waste Water Treatment Plants built by our governments in Israel, Jordan, Palestine. Israeli commitment of 30m3 clean water 9mcm released today Kinneret Drainage Authority leads river bank rehabilitation Jordan and Israel create sub committee for Jordan River rehabilitation under terms of Peace Treaty Bakoura National Park Committee Created NGO Master Plan, adopted by Jordan and MoU on creation of JV Trust Fund

The case of Gaza: A water, sanitation and energy crisis, threatening Public Health and Regional Stability 9

VIIRS_ June 5, 2017_ Chl-a (not calibrated) VIIRS_ June 6, 2017_ Chl-a (not calibrated) Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) 10

אלו, מדובר בסכסוך פלסטיני פנימי שקורבנותיו הם תושבי רצועת עזה. עלינו לעשות מה שביכולתנו על מנת למנוע את האפשרות שסכסוך זה יפגע באופן ישיר בתושבי עוטף עזה והדרום. פגיעה קשה לא פחות מהאיום הביטחוני איתו אנו מתמודדים ב 15 השנים האחרונות. נכבדים יקרים, אנחנו עומדים על סף משבר תברואתי שאינו מתחשב בגבולות מדיניים. אזור עוטף עזה נמצא בתהליך הבראה. השקט של שלוש השנים האחרונות מאפשר צמיחה דמוגרפית מרשימה, בניה של בתי ספר חדשים, חיזוק החקלאות באזור, איכות חיים ותחושת ביטחון חזקה. בלא יינתן פתרון יסודי וארוך טווח למשבר התברואתי שמתדפק על סף דלתנו, אנו עתידים להתמודד, בנוסף לאיומי המנהרות והטילים, גם ממחלות, זיהום הים והחופים, זיהום מי השתיה וזיהום מי החקלאות באזור. בואו נקדים תרופה למכה ויפה שעה אחת קודם. בברכה, אלון שוסטר גדי ירקוני יאיר פרג'ון תמיר עידאן אלון דוידי ראש מוא"ז שער הנגב ראש מוא"ז אשכול ראש מוא"ז חוף אשקלון ראש מוא"ז שדות נגב ראש עיריית שדרות 11

נפח מים זמינים בכנרת בכל שנה ביחס לממוצע הרב שנתי נתוני השירות ההידרולוגי מחסור מצטבר של 0.7 מיליארד מ"ק ביחס לממוצע מחסור מצטבר של 0.5 מיליארד מ"ק ביחס לממוצע מחסור מצטבר של 0.6 מיליארד מ"ק ביחס לממוצע מחסור מצטבר של 0.65 מיליארד מ"ק ביחס לממוצע מחסור מצטבר של 1.2 מיליארד מ"ק ביחס לממוצע

Water Resources Research Volume 51, Issue 5, pages 3828-3835, 31 MAY 2015 DOI: 10.1002/2015WR017153 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015wr017153/full#wrcr21481-fig-0001

Municipal Water Supply & Needs mcm/y 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 573.6 267.2 1161.5 1161.5 2015 2030 Annual Renewable Overdraft Additional Desal in 2030 14

The water issue can be resolved today at a low political cost and high political gain for all sides Desalination Treating wastewater 15

Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) 16

Graphics by Edward Boatman and Cornelius Danger Regional Water-Energy Community

Image from Bridges for Peace Seawater Desalination in Israel and Gaza Israel has large coastline near population centers Relatively low desalination cost Large potential along Gaza s coast Minimal coastline in Jordan Rishon Le tzion Palmachi m Existing Desalinati on Plants in Israel Planned Desalinati on Plant in Gaza

Image from Renewable Energy in Jordan, 2011, Intergrated GREEN Solutions Solar Energy Potential in Jordan Extensive available land High solar radiation Demonstrated political will for investment in renewables Solar map of Jordan (kwh/year/m 2 )

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2017 Geneva Center for Global Security Awardee for Innovation in Global Security 21

For more information, visit: www.ecopeaceme.org 22

Current Water-Sharing Arrangement 1995 Oslo II accord (Art. 40 on water) Joint Water Committee (JWC) requires approval on all water and sanitation projects Effective Israeli veto on Palestinian access to shared water. For Areas C second layer of approvals Civil Admin Israel extracts lion s share of Mtn. Aquifer JWC arrangement interim 5-year agreement btw. Israel and P.A. JWC ignores Jordan River water rights

A thirsty neighbor is not a good neighbor Water Tankers 24

Transboundary streams can t be rehabilitated without wastewater solutions in the West Bank Ariel & Salfit Hebron Alexander / Zomer Kishon 25