A Market Solution for the Israeli-Palestinian Water Dispute

Becker, Nir; Zeitouni, Naomi

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“…If anything, the data understate the proportion of water that goes to agriculture because they miss local use from springs and hand-dug (shallow) wells. Becker and Zeitouni (1998) expressed the overwhelming importance of this sector in a different way: "The water crisis between Israel and the Palestinians is really a water for agricultural use crisis. "…”

Section: Sector Of Use Percentagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In most cases in MENA, national economies would be stronger and the total value of output greater if water were transferred from agriculture to industrial or municipal uses. In a few countries, such as Palestine, the opposite is true; their economies would be stronger if water could be transferred into agriculture (Lonergan and Brooks, 1994;Becker and Zeitouni, 1998). However, despite the apparent appeal of simply raising prices of irrigation water to reflect marginal costs and forcing farmers to become more efficient or quit farming, such policies have to be carefully considered.…”

Section: Economic Incentivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Given this differential in cost, it is not surprising to find a plethora of studies use econometric models to demonstrate not merely that water could be used more efficiently, but that the resulting transfers of water between Israelis and Palestinians would contribute to the peace process (Becker and Zeitouni, 1998;Fisher, 2002, Fisher andHuber-Lee et al, 2005). Of these, the Fisher and Huber-Lee study is the culmination of a long research process and is the most comprehensive in its approach to the subject.…”

Section: Water Warsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in the Middle East

Lipchin¹,

Pallant²,

Saranga³

et al. 2007

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series

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This Series presents the results of scientific meetings supported under the NATO Advanced Research Workshops (ARW) are expert meetings where an intense but informal exchange of views at the frontiers of a subject aims at identifying directions for future action re-organised. Recent volumes on topics not related to security, which result from meetings supported under the programme earlier, may be found in the NATO Science Series. Sub-Series D.Information and Communication Security IOS Press IOS Press

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Section: Sector Of Use Percentagementioning

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Section: Water Warsmentioning

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Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in the Middle East

Lipchin¹,

Pallant²,

Saranga³

et al. 2007

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“…Water security, hydro-politics and conflict resolution about water sharing with the Syrians and Palestinians form important elements in considerations and negotiations between the various parties. A number of strategies and solutions have been proposed for water-sharing agreements , market solutions Becker and Zeitouni, 1998), joint management of shared aquifers (Feitelson and Haddad, 1998) and institutional frameworks (Kliot and Shmueli, 1998).…”

Section: Water Conflicts and Warmentioning

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Proactive Contingency Planning vis‐à‐vis Declining Water Security in the 21st Century

Bruins

2000

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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This article examines the theoretical and practical risks to water security, which is rapidly declining in many parts of the world, particularly in drylands. Water security is threatened by current land-use developments and over-utilization of groundwater. About 70 per cent of freshwater resources is globally used by irrigation agriculture. Interrelated water and food shortages may occur in the 21st century as the predictable outcome of current developments. This may lead to regional famine and political instability. Unpredictable contingencies, such as drought, earthquakes, terrorism, conflict and war, can also affect water security in a negative and dangerous way. Predictable and unpredictable, adverse developments vis-aÁ -vis water security require more theoretical and practical studies. The important linkage between contingency planning and crisis management has to be developed and refined, including terminology. Safe underground water resources must be identified and developed in every nation and province as strategic reserves in civil emergency planning.

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“…They advocate privatization for national or local environment management processes (Anderson and Leal, 1991;Anderson and Snyder, 1997;Colby, 1988;Crammond, 1996;Dinar and Letey, 1991;Dragun and Gleeson, 1989;Frederiksen et al, 1993;Gibbons, 1986;Gray, 1996;Huffaker et al, 1993;Kaiser, 1996;Landry, 1998;Michelsen, 1994;Saliba and Bush, 1987;Teerink and Nakashima, 1993). These and other champions also advocate privatization for problems of international water management (Becker and Zeitouni, 1998;Shuval, 1992;Smith, 1988;World Bank, 1994;Zarour and Isaac, 1993). Admittedly, many economists acknowledge that the inherently public nature of water precludes true markets, but they still end up advocating "transferable allocation permits" as the best method for allocating water to particular uses; such economists seem unable, however, to explain how such tradable permits would differ from markets.…”

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ADAPTING THE LAW OF WATER MANAGEMENT TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER HYDROPOLITICAL STRESSES¹

Dellapenna¹

1999

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Existing legal regimes for the management of water resources are already stressed by changing technologies and growing populations. There is little reason for doubt that today the planet is undergoing significant and even alarming climate change. In the past such global climatic changes had dramatic effects on water resource availability with disastrous consequences for many human communities. Today's climate changes can be managed without such disastrous consequences for present day communities only if there are major reforms to existing water law regimes at the local, national, and international levels. In particular, at the local and national levels, water resources must be treated as public property rather than as common or private property. At the international level, water must be managed at the drainage basin level rather than according to national boundaries that largely ignore rational water management criteria. At all levels, care must be given to decentralizing decision making and to use economic incentives insofar as possible, without, however, mistaking economic incentives for markets. The public nature of water resources precludes true markets as a significant management tool.

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A Market Solution for the Israeli-Palestinian Water Dispute

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Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in the Middle East

Proactive Contingency Planning vis‐à‐vis Declining Water Security in the 21st Century

ADAPTING THE LAW OF WATER MANAGEMENT TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER HYDROPOLITICAL STRESSES¹

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