Socio-political and Environmental Implications of the Israeli-Palestinian Water Conflict

Presentation Type

Oral and/or Visual Presentation

Presenter Major(s)

Sociology, Natural Resource Management

Mentor Information

C. Griffin

Department

Biology

Location

Kirkhof Center 1142

Start Date

10-4-2013 12:00 AM

End Date

10-4-2013 12:00 AM

Keywords

Culture, Environment, Ethics, Health, Human Rights, Religion, Social Class

Abstract

Palestinians have distinctly different water relations from Israelis due to limited participation in environmental policy, the politics of Zionist occupation, and a de facto shortage due to Israeli diversion of the upper Jordan River. I seek to determine if water can be equitably distributed between its stakeholders, posing the question: Is water scarcity a socio-political construction perpetuated by the politics of Israeli rule, or is there truly not enough water to satisfy demand? I will discuss the uses and policies that allow for this depletion as well as the unequal distribution of the Jordan River resources within the divided Israeli state, focusing on the acute disadvantage faced by Palestinians as they consume amounts determined inadequate by international standards. Israel's water crisis will be scrutinized through environmental, historical, and socio-political lenses to determine the forces of conflict and the possibilities for alleviation.

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Socio-political and Environmental Implications of the Israeli-Palestinian Water Conflict

Kirkhof Center 1142

Palestinians have distinctly different water relations from Israelis due to limited participation in environmental policy, the politics of Zionist occupation, and a de facto shortage due to Israeli diversion of the upper Jordan River. I seek to determine if water can be equitably distributed between its stakeholders, posing the question: Is water scarcity a socio-political construction perpetuated by the politics of Israeli rule, or is there truly not enough water to satisfy demand? I will discuss the uses and policies that allow for this depletion as well as the unequal distribution of the Jordan River resources within the divided Israeli state, focusing on the acute disadvantage faced by Palestinians as they consume amounts determined inadequate by international standards. Israel's water crisis will be scrutinized through environmental, historical, and socio-political lenses to determine the forces of conflict and the possibilities for alleviation.