Pushback at Israeli Water Conference in Venice

Huge outcry directed at the European Commission urging them to withdraw from patronage—lending the EC’s name to the event-- from Watec, the Israeli water conference.  

“Nearly 40 European trade unions, water and human rights networks and environmental groups from a dozen countries have written a letter to the European Commission urging withdrawal of patronage from Watec, the Israeli water conference and exhibition to be held for the first time in Europe, September 21-23 in Venice, Italy.”

Trade Unions, Water Movements Urge European Commission to Withdraw Patronage from Israeli Water Conference     Also, here is a letter from the Palestinian agricultural and environmental groups to the Italians farmer's network about Coldirett, one of the sponsors of the conference.

A great response to an article in the Economist

Water in the West Bank: Nor Yet a Drop to Drink

We asked a friend of the Alliance to write a response to this article. You can read it here.

Can you imagine not having enough water or electricity?

Rates of chloride and nitrates have reached alarming levels: 

Palestinian child transporting his family's bottles, filled with potable water from a purification station, in Deir al-Balah central Gaza Strip, on May 22, 2013. (Photo: Ashraf Amra/APA Images) - 

“The frequent power outages have also made it extremely difficult for the municipalities to provide citizens’ homes with water around the clock. Local municipalities pump water for less than four hours a day, a very limited period for Gaza’s residents."

Over ninety percent of Gaza’s water wells are unsafe for human consumption  [Mondoweiss]