Back سياسة فلسطين المائية Arabic Abastecimiento de agua y saneamiento en el estado de Palestina Spanish تأمین و تصفیه آب در فلسطین Persian Approvvigionamento idrico e servizi igienico-sanitari in Palestina Italian
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| State of Palestine: Water and Sanitation | ||
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| Data | ||
| Water access | 91%[1] | |
| Sanitation access | 89%[1] | |
| Continuity of supply | 62.8% (2005)[2] | |
| Average domestic water use (2005/2009) (liter/capita/day) | West Bank: 50[3] Gaza strip: 70[4] | |
| Average urban water tariff (US$/m3) | 1.20[5][6] | |
| Share of household metering | n/a | |
| Share of collected wastewater treated | West Bank: 15% Gaza Strip: 62% (2001).[7] | |
| Non-revenue water | 44%[5] | |
| Annual investment in water supply and sanitation | n/a | |
| Sources of investment financing | Mainly from external grants | |
| Institutions | ||
| Decentralization to municipalities | No | |
| National water and sanitation company | No | |
| Water and sanitation regulator | Palestinian Water Authority | |
| Responsibility for policy setting | Cabinet of ministries/National Water Council[5] | |
| Sector law | Yes (2001) | |
| Number of urban service providers | n/a | |
| Number of rural service providers | n/a | |
The water resources of Palestine are de facto fully controlled by Israel, and the division of groundwater is subject to provisions in the Oslo II Accord.
Generally, the water quality is considerably worse in the Gaza strip when compared to the West Bank. About a third to half of the delivered water in the Palestinian territories is lost in the distribution network. The lasting blockade of the Gaza Strip and the Gaza War (2008–09) have caused severe damage to the infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.[8][9] Concerning wastewater, the existing treatment plants do not have the capacity to treat all of the produced wastewater, causing severe water pollution.[7] The development of the sector highly depends on external financing.[5]
- ^ a b A Snapshot of Drinking-water and Sanitation in the Arab States – 2010 Update Archived 2015-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, p. 5. WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation, November 2011. On wssinfo.org, Joint Monitoring Programme (see: Regional snapshots) Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Euro-Mediterranean Water Information System (EMWIS) (September 2005). "Local Water Supply, Sanitation and Sewage. Country Report Palestine" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-20.
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