water resources & water crisis in israel
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Water Issues in Israel/Palestine
View of Dead Sea from Masada.
Water is life.
Water in Israel
Rain in Israel
• Rainfall is unevenly distributed - north to south
• In the extreme south, rainfall averages near 30 millimeters (1.18 in) annually
• In the north, average annual rainfall exceeds 900 millimeters (35.4 in)
• Canberra has average annual rainfall of 629mm
Where do people live in Israel?
Tel Aviv – Annual Average Rainfall
Deuteronomy 11:14
“. . . I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains”
Literally “the first rain and the latter rain”
Cliffs of Arbel
Summer Autumn
Masada Cistern.
Cistern
Baths
Mikva/Swimming Pool
Masada.
Caesarea Aqueduct.
The Jordan Basin
Jordan River Basin
Water in Israel Today
• Management
• Technology and renewable water resources
• Equitable water distribution
Water Management
Returnees refers to Palestinians who fled in 1948 and are refugees in surrounding countries.
More water needed but less precipitation available
Change to Seasonal Precipitation due to Climate Change (mm)
Longer dry season
Desalination
Waste Water Treatment
Reduction
• Education campaign on water saving
Distribution