| Project Detail |
Rural people in the West Bank have degraded access to water resources and their land due to strong environmental and political constraints. On the front line, communities must respond to the needs of their populations. The municipality of Dura, 40,000 inhabitants, has 41 liters per day for each of them. Baït Ula, 15,000 inhabitants, receives about 56 liters per day. The majority of farmers in the two municipalities get their supplies from private natural sources which dry up earlier and earlier, preventing farmers from growing during the summer.
In Dura, the project aims to increase the availability of water for farmers and residents of the “Wadi Abu Al Qamrah” sub-watershed by re-infiltrating runoff into the surface water. In Baït Ula, the project provides for the construction of tanks to store water in order to extend its availability throughout the year for the same purpose. At the same time, water management committees will be created as part of a first introduction to Integrated Water Resource Management in the region. Training in improved agricultural techniques will complement the program. |
