Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft in Israel und der südlichen Levante

Noam Greenbaum

Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft in Israel und der südlichen Levante

Translated title of the contribution: Hydrology and water management in Israel and the southern Levant

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Abstract

Israel, located in a semi-arid Mediterranean to arid climate region, similar to other countries in the southern Levant, suffers from water scarcity. The natural water resources -1.2 billion m³per year on average, mostly groundwater together with water pumped from the Sea of Galilee, cover only half of annual water consumption amounting to 2.4 billion m³per year. In 2008, this water scarcity and the increasing demand triggered a long-term programme of seawater desalination (about 30 % of annual consumption at present) as well as increasing water recycling mainly for agriculture (about 20 %). This enables Israel to provide water also to Jordan and to the Palestinian Authority.

Translated title of the contribution	Hydrology and water management in Israel and the southern Levant
Original language	German
Pages (from-to)	24-29
Number of pages	6
Journal	Geographische Rundschau
Volume	72
Issue number	12
State	Published - Dec 2020

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Geography, Planning and Development
Water Science and Technology
General Energy
Atmospheric Science

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Hydrologie und Wasserwirtschaft in Israel und der südlichen Levante

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