MaximsNewsNetwork GAZA WATER SUPPLY COLLAPSE: UNEP

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MaximsNewsNetwork: 15 September 2009 - UNEP says the underground water supplies, upon which 1.5 million Palestinians depend for agricultural and drinking water are in danger of collapse. A report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today (14 September) warns that the Gaza Strips underground water system is in serious danger of collapse after recent conflict compounded years of overuse and contamination. SOUNDBITE (English) Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): The report identifies a number of direct impacts following the escalation of violence in December 2008 and January 2009. But in addition to that it also points to the fact that, for instance the issue of the water aquifer that supplies the water to the people of Gaza is now highly threatened. For thousands of years it has maintained people in that area. In a few more years it may not be able to do so. To address this issue, partly from over extraction but also because of salt water intrusion now coming from the Mediterranean, will mean that urgent action is needed to ensure that the future water supplies of Gaza can be assured. The report on the environmental condition of Gaza following Israels military operation in the region in late 2008 calls for the aquifer supplying 1.5 million Palestinians with agricultural and drinking water to be rested and alternative sources to be found. UNEP estimated that more than 1.5 billion dollars may be needed over 20 ...

MaximsNewsNetwork GAZA WATER SUPPLY COLLAPSE: UNEP

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