Managing water: Embracing the opportunity of risk

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International water resources Some observations on the water resources development and management transition in Israel Water supply and sanitation in Israel are intricately linked to the historical development of the country. Through its geographic and political situation, Israel cannot rely on external sources of water. Because of the limited size of the country and a policy of unlimited Jewish immigration, the country’s land and water resources have had to be developed optimally. The vision of ‘turning the desert into a cultivated land’ had to be put into practice. The Terra satellite image of the Middle East in Figure 1 shows the lush, green vegetation along the Mediterranean coast and surrounding the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel and stands in marked contrast to the arid landscape all around. More than 240 million trees have already been planted and even the barren hills of the northern Negev are now dotted with a string of miniature oases of greenery. Figure 1: Terra satellite image of the Middle East –Jan.

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