Cross-Border ״Priority Initiatives״ of the Good
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EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East ايكوبيس / جمعية أصدقاء اﻷرض الشرق اﻷوسط אקופיס / ידידי כדור הארץ המזרח התיכון Community Based Problem Solving on Water Issues ״PRIORITY INITIATIVES״ CROSS-BORDER OF THE GOOD WATER NEIGHBORS PROJECT September, 2012 EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East Amman, Bethlehem and Tel Aviv Supported by: Good Water Neighbors Communities Sea of Galilee Haifa Nazareth a׳Kishon W. Muqata Mediterranean Sea Jordan Hemma Valley RC Yarmouk Muaz bin Jabal Gilboa RC Beit Shean Jalameh/Jenin Tabkat Fahal Baqa Al Gharbiya Harod Hadera Wadi Abu Nar Ziglab Alexander Sharhabil bin Hassneh Baqa Al Sharqiya Emek Hefer River Jordan Tulkarem RC Zumer Nablus Yarkon Kana Fara Deir Alla Zarka Tel Aviv PALESTINE Salt Fasayel Auja Amman Ramallah Auja Qelt ISRAEL Jericho South Shouneh Jerusalem Kidron W.Nar Mateh Yehuda RC Bethlehem Fukin Springs Coastal Aquifer West Bethlehem Villages JORDAN Dead Gaza DeadSea Sea Wadi Gaza Yatta Abasan Mountain AquiferHebron Eshkol RC er Sheva׳Besor Be Tamar RC South Ghors Fifa Shared Waters Aquifer Jordanian Communities Lake Palestinian Communities River/Stream Israeli Communities Map 1: FoEME’s Good Water Neighbor communities share a common water resource (stream, spring or aquifer) with a community across a political boundary EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East ايكوبيس / جمعية أصدقاء اﻷرض الشرق اﻷوسط אקופיס / ידידי כדור הארץ המזרח התיכון Community Based Problem Solving on Water Issues CROSS-BORDER “PRIORITY INITIATIVES” OF THE GOOD WATER NEIGHBORS PROJECT September, 2012 FoEME GWN Priority Initiatives Team: Michal Sagive, Israeli GWN Project Coordinator Mohammed Obidallah, Palestinian GWN Project Coordinator d, Jordanian GWN Project Coordinator׳Hana Al-Asad Faris Shalan, Jordanian GWN Youth Project Coordinator Helaine Alon, Israeli GWN Project Assistant Manal Al Khateeb, Palestinian GWN Project Assistant Munqeth Mehyar, Jordanian Director Nader Khateeb, Palestinian Director Gidon Bromberg, Israeli Director EcoPeace/ Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) is a unique organization at the forefront of the environmental peacemaking movement. As a tri-lateral organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists, our primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to protect our shared environmental heritage. In so doing, we seek to advance both sustainable regional development and the creation of necessary conditions for lasting peace in our region. FoEME has offices in Amman, Bethlehem, and Tel-Aviv. FoEME is a member of Friends of the Earth International, the largest grassroots environmental organization in the world. Note of Gratitude This report is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the EU Partnership for Peace program, the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). 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Cover Photo: FoEME Inside back cover Photo: Itamar Grinberg Graphic Design: Studio Hadar Selekter TABLE OF CONTENTS Priority Initiatives of the “Good Water Neighbors” Program (Introduction)........................ 4 List of Prioirty Initiatives – by Geographic / Watershed Basin Orientation.............................7 Mountain Aquifer, Coastal Aquifer and Coastal Stream Communities 1) Cross Border Preservation of Terraced Landscapes .....................................................................................................................................7 2) Advancing Sanitation Solutions in the West Bethlehem Villages............................................................................................................9 3) Creating Green Spaces for Rainwater Recharge......................................................................................................................................... 10 4) Addressing Cross Border Air and Water Pollution from Industry .........................................................................................................11 5) Addressing Cross Border Industrial Wastewater Pollution of the Zomer / Alexander Stream....................................................13 6) Completion of Baka Sharkia Sewage Collection Network and its Link to the Israeli Side Treatment Plant...........................15 7) Development of the Hadera/Abu Naar Stream Cross-Border Park.......................................................................................................16 8) Stream Rehabilitation and Cross Border Park..............................................................................................................................................17 9) Removing Industrial Wastewater from the Hebron Stream....................................................................................................................19 10) Yatta Wastewater Collection System and Community Eco-Center....................................................................................................22 11) Constructing a Storm Water Collection System........................................................................................................................................23 Lower Jordan River / Dead Sea Basin 1) Jordan River Peace Park...................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 2) Rehabilitation of the Harod Stream................................................................................................................................................................ 27 3) Sanitation Solutions for Al Auja Village......................................................................................................................................................... 29 4) Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement in Fasayel ............................................................................................................................31 5) Extension of the Water Supply Pipeline and rehabilitation of Al Dyouk Neighborhood Water Network .............................33 6) Putting a Price on Dead Sea Water Extraction & Promotion of Alternative Mineral Extraction Technologies .....................35 7) Agricultural and Environmental Cooperation between Jordanian and Israeli Farmers................................................................37 8) Waste Water Sanitation Solutions for the GWN Communities in Jordan.......................................................................................... 40 LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS BY CATEGORIES LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS BY CATEGORIES Sanitation Solutions • Advancing Sanitation Solutions in the West Bethlehem Villages .................................................................................................................9 • Completion of Baka Sharkia Sewage Collection Network and its Link to the Israeli Side Treatment Plant..................................15 • Yatta Wastewater Collection System and Community Eco-Center..............................................................................................................22 • Sanitation Solutions for Al Auja Village.................................................................................................................................................................29 • Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement in Fasayel.....................................................................................................................................31 • Waste Water Sanitation Solutions for the GWN Communities in Jordan...................................................................................................40 Industrial Pollution Remediation • Addressing Cross Border Air and Water Pollution from Industry..................................................................................................................11 • Addressing Cross Border Industrial Wastewater Pollution of the Zomer / Alexander Stream...........................................................13 • Removing Industrial Wastewater from the Hebron Stream...........................................................................................................................19 Stream Rehabilitation / Cross Border Parks / Open Spaces • Cross Border Preservation of Terraced Landscapes ............................................................................................................................................7 • Creating Green Spaces for Rainwater Recharge................................................................................................................................................10 • Development of the Hadera/Abu Naar Stream Cross-Border Park.............................................................................................................16