Identification of Joint Management Structures for Shared Aquifers: A Cooperative Palestinian-Israeli Effort (World Bank Technical Paper)

Overcoming the scarcity and temporal variance of water availability in semi-arid regions, or the excess of water in temperate regions, often requires cooperation. This paper describes the approach taken by an Israeli-Palestinian team to identify joint management structures for the aquifers shared by these two parties, and some of the lessons learned from the experience of this team.