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Compared to other countries in the Middle East and North Africa , water supply and sanitation in the Palestinian territories is characterized by severe water shortage, which is exacerbated by the effects of Israeli occupation. According to the WaSH Monitoring Programme, Israelis use 85% of the water available from the mountain aquifer in the West Bank, and 82% of the water from the coastal aquifer under Gaza.1Generally, the availability and quality of services is considerably worse in the Gaza strip when compared to the West Bank .2A 2008 survey shows that 64% of households in the West Bank consider the water quality to be good, while the share in the Gaza Strip is only 14%.3The lasting blockade of the Gaza Strip and the 2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict have caused severe damage of the infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.4About half of the delivered water in the Palestinian territories is unaccounted-for water (UFW) because of losses and billing deficiencies.5With a share of 70%, agriculture is the sector which uses most of the scarce water resources.6Concerning wastewater, the existing wastewater treatment plants do not have the capacity to treat all the produced wastewater, causing severe water pollution.7The National Water Policy of 1995, the Water Resources Management Strategy of 1998 and the Water Law of 2002 aim at developing and improving the management of water resources. Furthermore, a new water pricing policy is being prepared.8 The development of the sector highly depends on external financing. Calculated by halving the amount of total water supplied, since water is lost or used for other purposes; source for the figures on water supply are PWA and PCBS, quoted in The World Bank (April 2009).9
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Water supply and sanitation in the Palestinian territories are characterized by severe water shortage and are highly influenced by the Israeli occupation.The water resources of Palestine are 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 have caused severe damage to the infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.Concerning wastewater, the existing treatment plants do not have the capacity to treat all of the produced wastewater, causing severe water pollution. The development of the sector highly depends on external financing.
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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 have caused severe damage to the infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Concerning wastewater, the existing treatment plants do not have the capacity to treat all of the produced wastewater, causing severe water pollution. The development of the sector highly depends on external financing.
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Water quality in the State of Palestine See also: Water supply and sanitation in Israel The water resources of Palestine are 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. Concerning wastewater, the existing treatment plants do not have the capacity to treat all of the produced wastewater, causing severe water pollution. The development of the sector highly depends on external financing.
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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 (2008–2009) have caused severe damage to the infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Concerning wastewater, the existing treatment plants do not have the capacity to treat all of the produced wastewater, causing severe water pollution. The development of the sector highly depends on external financing.
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characterized by severe water shortage
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considerably worse in the gaza strip when compared to the west bank
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