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Strength
- Regional and international protection of the Palestinian environment
- Promote Environmental awareness
- Ensure Sustainable Development
Weaknesses
- Focused mainly on Palestine region
- Not enough support from Israeli government
- Mission too broad
Opportunities
- Preparation of regulations for all components of the environment
- Coordination with the concerned authorities at all level
- Maintain Sustainability, and contribute in improving the quality of life
Threats
- Depletion of resources
- Israeli pressure
- Desertification
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Strength
- Work in Palestine with special focus to the West bank and Gaza region
- Development of water sector
- Technological solutions to improve operations
Weaknesses
- Inefficient management
- Uncoordinated investments
- Concentrated only in Palestinian region
Opportunities
- Modifies the existing plans and conducting new ones, that could meet the various water-related demands of the community
- Encourages involvement of the private sector
- Cultivates widespread commitment to common goals
Threats
- Fragmentation of water sector
- Complicated Politics
- Strict Israeli water sector Military Orders
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Strengths
- Provide service to both Israel and Palestine
- Involvement of youths, adults and municipalities in the program
- Generates awareness of the environment with a special focus on water resources
Weaknesses
- Often lack communication between Israeli and Palestinian community because of Border issues
- Travel restrictions from one country to the other
- Drift from water issues to other environmental problems
Opportunities
- Build trust between the cross-border communities as the basis for Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution and peace building
- Strong connection between Israeli and Palestinian youth because of joint ecological building workshops
- Strong voice against environmental hazards as a result of their awareness program
Threats
- Security concerns of Israeli workers in Palestine
- Opposition party against co-operation
- Addressing common issues made difficult because of political reasons
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Strength
- Improved quality of collected data about water resources
- Improved communication among the scientific communities in the region
- Multilateral Working Group – Jordanian, Israeli and Palestinian water agencies
Weaknesses
- Collaboration among different groups difficult
- Political and Security Issues
- A travel permit often restricts training experiences
Opportunities
- Creation of regional data bank which will help other organizations dealing with similar issues
- Creation of regional bond
- Enhance the Middle East peace process
Threats
- Lack of political will to share the data
- Country putting their issue first over the region
- Short term goals overlooked over long term goals
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Strengths:
- Service provider for all water and wastewater services throughout the Gaza.
- Provides a detailed damaged assessment to help identify the damages and the resources needed to approach the situation
- Prompt actions dealing with water issues
Weaknesses:
- A semi-public institution, so sometimes lack the funding
- Weak implementation because of the political condition
- Ignores other environmental problems
Opportunities
- Increases co-operation with different domestic and International group such as World Bank, UNRWA, ACF, PWA, UNICEF and OXFAM
- Provides services to countries without bias
- Long term goals keeps the program running
Threats
- Maintaining the cooperation between different organizations
- Ensuring the safety of their projects
- Limited resources might lead to the abandonment of the program
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