World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009-04-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3056The goal of the assessment is to develop a balanced analysis and create awareness of the factors restricting Palestinian water sector development as well as of the economic, social, and environmental impacts of these restrictions. The assessment addresses factors such as sector governance, and movement and access (M&A) restrictions beyond the control of the Palestinian Authority, as well as internal contributing factors, notably governance and capacity weaknesses of Palestinian institutions. This report, examines in turn: (1) the current situation, progress and impacts since Oslo; (2) the principal problems of the Palestinian water sector; and (3) the underlying constraints and their relation to the overall governance environment established under Oslo and to other institutional aspects. A fourth and final section looks at the agenda that faces the Palestinian authority in trying to develop water resources and services as a means to improve living standards and to increase economic growth.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO MARKETSACCESS TO RESOURCESACCESS TO SAFE WATERACCESS TO WATERAFFORDABLE WATERAGRICULTURAL WATERALLOCATION OF WATERAQUIFERAQUIFERSAVAILABLE WATERBILL COLLECTIONBRACKISH WATERBULK WATERBULK WATER SUPPLYCHLORIDECISTERNSCOMMUNITY WATERCONSTRUCTIONCONTAMINANTSCONTAMINANTS IN WATERCOST OF WATERCUBIC METERCUBIC METERSDECISION MAKINGDEEP WELLSDELIVERY OF WATER SUPPLYDESALINATIONDISCHARGEDOMESTIC USEDOMESTIC WATERDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLYEFFLUENTEFFLUENT QUALITYENGINEERINGENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESEXPORTFARMERSFRESH WATERGOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTSGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER QUALITYHEAD OF WATERHIGH LEVELSHOUSEHOLD USEHOUSEHOLDSHYDROLOGYIMPORTSINDUSTRIAL USEINDUSTRIAL WATERINDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLYINVESTMENT PROGRAMIRRIGATIONLAGOONSLIMESTONELITERS PER CAPITA PER DAYLOCAL COUNCILSMANAGEMENT OF WATERMUNICIPAL UTILITIESMUNICIPAL WATERMUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENTSMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL WATER COMPANYNATIONAL WATER COUNCILNATIONAL WATER SUPPLYNATURAL WATER RESOURCESNITRATESOPERATORSOWNERSHIP OF INFRASTRUCTUREPERMITSPIPEPIPED WATERPIPESPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLPONDSPOTABLE WATERPROJECT MANAGEMENTPUBLIC HEALTHPUMPINGPUMPSQUALITY WATERRAINFALLRAW SEWAGERECHARGEREGIONAL UTILITIESREMOTE SENSINGRESPONSIBILITY FOR WATERRIVER WATERSAFE WATERSAFE WATER SUPPLYSALINE WATERSSALINITYSANITATIONSANITATION INFRASTRUCTURESANITATION INVESTMENTSANITATION SERVICESSANITATION SYSTEMSSCIENCESSEASEAWATERSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSEWERAGE NETWORKSHARED WATER RESOURCESSNOWMELTSPARE PARTSSPRINGSPRINGSSTORM WATERSTORMWATERSURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE USETOWNSTREATMENT PLANTSURBAN AREASUTILITIESUTILITY OPERATIONSWASTE WATERWASTE WATER TREATMENTWASTEWATERWASTEWATER COLLECTIONWASTEWATER MANAGEMENTWASTEWATER REUSEWASTEWATER SYSTEMSWASTEWATER TREATMENTWASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPACITYWASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTWATER ALLOCATIONSWATER AUTHORITYWATER AVAILABILITYWATER DEPARTMENTWATER DISTRIBUTIONWATER GOVERNANCEWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER LAWWATER LEVELWATER LEVELSWATER LOSSESWATER MARKETWATER PARTNERSHIPWATER PRACTICESWATER PRICINGWATER PRODUCTIONWATER PROJECTSWATER PROVIDERSWATER QUALITYWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER REUSEWATER RIGHTSWATER SCARCITYWATER SECTORWATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENTWATER SERVICEWATER SERVICESWATER SHORTAGESWATER SOURCESWATER STRATEGYWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY SERVICEWATER SUPPLY SITUATIONWATER TABLEWATER TABLESWATER USAGEWATER USERSWATER UTILITYWATER WITHDRAWALSWATERSWELL CAPACITYWELL DRILLINGWELLSWorld Bank10.1596/3056