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Abstract
This study examines impacts of population growth and climate change on water supplies of Israelis and Palestinians under business-as-usual conditions and application of the Palestinian Water Authority position on water resources division. Eight scenarios are developed that describe conditions in 2000 and 2025. Several indicators are used to measure the effects of these conditions. The indicators show that population growth and climate change will create international inequities and environmental inadequacies under business-as-usual conditions. Although conditions are more equitable and sustainable with application of the Palestinian position, serious environmental problems will persist – likely exacerbated by the potential impacts of climate change.
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank the following people who provided help in developing this paper: Shaddad Attili, Eran Feitelson, Charles Lawson, Rami Shehadah, Uri Shamir, and Hillel Shuval. Additionally, Jonathan Lautze is grateful to Tufts Institute for Global Leadership and the Issam B. Fares Center for support provided to travel to and conduct research in Israel/Palestine in March 2004. Finally, the authors wish to thank Meredith Reeves and Rosaura Vega for their aid in previous work.
Notes
1. We acknowledge some difference of opinion here about population increase and domestic water use increases.
