Identification of joint management structures for shared aquifers

Abstract

Technical Papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's work to the development community with the least possible delay. The typescript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formal printed texts, and the World Bank accepts no responsibility for errors. Some sources cited in this paper may be informal documents that are not readily available. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author(s) and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated organizations, or to members of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this volume do not imply on the part of the World Bank An Israeli-Palestinian team conducted the work on which this paper is based over a fouryear period. Shaul Arlosoroff and Taher Nasseredin participated in all the stages of this work. Ali Wihaidi participated in the first phase of the study. In addition, many experts participated in their private capacities in the four workshops conducted as part of this effort. Many of the ideas presented in these pages originate from the important contributions of these team members. We thank them all for their support.

Water resources data and information exchange in transboundary water treaties

“…Once an agreement is created, exchange of data and information can form a basis for coordinated management (Wouters 1997: 161;Feitelson and Haddad 1998;van der Zaag and Savenije 2000;Chenoweth and Feitelson 2001;Grossman 2006: 219). Coordinated management at a basin level can improve water use efficiency and minimize impacts of droughts, floods, and other extreme events.…”

Recent Developments in Canadian Water Policy: An Emerging Water Security Paradigm

“…An important issue with respect to fragmentation is the participation of non-governmental actors in the governance of resources such as water (Allee, 1993;Alper, 1997;Day, 2004;de Loë et al, 2002;Feitelson and Haddad, 1998;Gibbins, 2001;Konrad and Nicol, 2008). This widening of responsibility to include nonstate actors in the governance of natural resources has many potential benefits, including increased vertical and horizontal information exchange and increased transparency-areas that were listed as priorities for the respondents of the 2009 Water Security Interviews, and the Water Security Workshop participants.…”

The groundwater economy of South Asia: an assessment of size, significance and socio-ecological impacts.

“…A rare example where a systematic effort seems to have been made to understand the hydrology and economics of an entire aquifer are the mountain aquifers underlying the West Bank and Israel. The actual equity effects of shared management by Israelis and Palestinians here are open to controversy; however, this offers an early example of issues that crop up in managing trans-boundary aquifers (Feitelson and Haddad, 1998). Equally instructive for the developing world will be the impact of the entry of large corporate players in the business of using aquifers as interyear water storage systems for trading of water.…”