http://waterblogged.info/2009/07/24/water-for-peace/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:05:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://waterblogged.info/2009/07/24/water-for-peace/#comment-1860 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:43:48 +0000 http://waterblogged.info/?p=1105#comment-1860 I wanted to point out that while I may be skeptical of Weiss’s Turkish water solution, I do not believe that the political obstacles are completely insurmountable.
As I pointed out in my posting (http://internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/?p=168), Weiss’ other recommendations do hit the mark. “Israel should be convinced to share its water expertise and technology with its Arab neighbors … The U.N. also should mobilize a global effort to improve desalination efforts to make them less expensive, less energy intensive, and more environmentally friendly. Lastly, a new effort on water management should be brokered between Israel and the Palestinian Authority to replace the failed Joint Water Committee.”
Additionally, I proposed additional steps to overcome the politics and lack of trust in the region. These include development of new freshwater resources, and reduction of water dependency. But I leave the details for your readers to see on my site: http://internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/?p=168.

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