Mitigating Transboundary Wastewater Conflicts: Building Partnerships and Trust through Collaborative Dialogue
Publisher: Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
Author(s): Clive Lipchin, Jaclin Best, Jacob Cutler, and Shira Kronich
Date: 2016
Topics: Conflict Prevention, Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Renewable Resources
Countries: Israel, Jordan, Palestine
The effects of the seemingly intractable conflict between Israel and Palestine extend well beyond the political sphere into daily life. Wrangling over the use and management of limited resources, particularly water, gives everyday activities a political weight of their own. Dealing with the political, economic and social complexity of transboundary watersheds shed by Israel and Palestine requires much more than government mandated water and waterwater management.