Children from a
Palestinian village standing near the
water tank of a water harvesting
system.
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Water scarcity is a serious and
ongoing problem in the dry Middle
East , and the sharing of water
resources between communities in
Israel , Palestine and Jordan is
absolutely essential. Since 2001,
Friends of the Earth Middle East has
been running the ‘Good Water Makes
Good Neighbors' project in order to
promote water conservation and
recycling.
Water harvesting devices to
collect rain from rooftops, run-off
from paved school yards, and excess
water from drinking fountains have
been fitted into school buildings in
11 communities. The stored water can
then be used for flushing toilets,
for irrigation and even for drinking
in areas where there are serious
water shortages.
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