The Impact of the Israeli Occupation on the Strategic Planning Activities of the Water Sector in the West Bank رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

This thesis aims to investigate the impact of the Israeli occupation on the implementation of the strategic planning of the Water Sector in the West Bank, and offer possible solutions, where the researcher try to answer the questions of the thesis that revolves around this subject. Methodology by using the descriptive analytical approach, based on interviews with decision makers, previous studies, and data published or unpublished in relevant institutions. The study found that the gap between the quantities of available water and the quantities needed for the Palestinians in the west bank is very large, so the water sector has prepared many strategic plans that contain various water projects, but the implementation of any project goes through complicated procedures that often lead to failure, and water sector suffered of heavy losses due to the Israeli arrogance in the region. Therefore, the strategic planning of the water sector in the West Bank is in great trouble, because the preparation of strategic plans does not guarantee their implementation, which harms the efficiency and effectiveness of the strategic plans, and prevents the achievement of strategic goals, and thus not achieve the vision. In order to alleviate that impasse, the responsible parties must take the necessary measures, such as using international pressure on the Israeli side to give the Palestinians their water rights, and to resort to the International Court of Justice with reports and documents proving Israeli violations and claim compensation for the losses they caused, in addition to supporting popular measures that work to collect part of the stolen water with the presence of control, and new technologies can also be used to collect water all the time.