Title | Water quality in the Gaza Strip |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene group, EWASH |
Secondary Title | EWASH advocacy task force fact sheet |
Volume | 3 |
Pagination | 4 p.; 2 photographs; 3 boxes |
Date Published | 2011-02-01 |
Publisher | Emergency Water and Sanitation-Hygiene Group, EWASH |
Place Published | S.l. |
Keywords | emergency operations, palestine gaza, water quality |
Abstract | For decades the Gaza Strip has been plagued by extremely poor water quality. The sole source of fresh water for the Gaza Strip is the Coastal Aquifer, a water resource shared with Israel. This water source is contaminated and deteriorating. With more water being pumped from the aquifer annually than it recharges |
Notes | With 18 footnotes including references |
Custom 1 | 823 |