Transboundary Water
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2010-07-12
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Abdallah Abdallah
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<p>Transboundary water resources are increasing in importance as sources of freshwater worldwide. As much as 80% of water resources in the Mediterranean region are shared between two or more countries, and in N. Africa and the Middle East, transboundary groundwaters are the most important source of freshwater. The 2003 UN Report (UN WWDR, 2003) entitled “Water for Life Water for People”, listed 263 transboundary basins. These basins:<br />
• Cover 45% of the land surface of the Earth;<br />
• Affect 40% of the world’s population;<br />
• Account for approximately 80% of global river flow;<br />
• Cross the political boundaries of 145 nations.<br />
In a world facing the impact of climate change, the phalestine territory endured every day the problem of the pollution and a drop of the quantity water. Linked with the Unescco chair projects on Transboundary water management in America, Greece …..A sustainable management of transboundary water must be developed between partners to avoid economic and sociologic problems in a long term perspective</p>
<p>Transboundary water resources are increasing in importance as sources of freshwater worldwide. As much as 80% of water resources in the Mediterranean region are shared between two or more countries, and in N. Africa and the Middle East, transboundary groundwaters are the most important source of freshwater. The 2003 UN Report (UN WWDR, 2003) entitled “Water for Life Water for People”, listed 263 transboundary basins. These basins:<br /> • Cover 45% of the land surface of the Earth;<br /> • Affect 40% of the world’s population;<br /> • Account for approximately 80% of global river flow;<br /> • Cross the political boundaries of 145 nations.<br /> In a world facing the impact of climate change, the phalestine territory endured every day the problem of the pollution and a drop of the quantity water. Linked with the Unescco chair projects on Transboundary water management in America, Greece …..A sustainable management of transboundary water must be developed between partners to avoid economic and sociologic problems in a long term perspective</p>
<p>Transboundary water resources are increasing in importance as sources of freshwater worldwide. As much as 80% of water resources in the Mediterranean region are shared between two or more countries, and in N. Africa and the Middle East, transboundary groundwaters are the most important source of freshwater. The 2003 UN Report (UN WWDR, 2003) entitled “Water for Life Water for People”, listed 263 transboundary basins. These basins:<br /> • Cover 45% of the land surface of the Earth;<br /> • Affect 40% of the world’s population;<br /> • Account for approximately 80% of global river flow;<br /> • Cross the political boundaries of 145 nations.<br /> In a world facing the impact of climate change, the phalestine territory endured every day the problem of the pollution and a drop of the quantity water. Linked with the Unescco chair projects on Transboundary water management in America, Greece …..A sustainable management of transboundary water must be developed between partners to avoid economic and sociologic problems in a long term perspective</p>