{"id":9,"date":"2010-02-10T11:17:57","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T16:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/conclusion\/"},"modified":"2010-02-24T16:33:30","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T21:33:30","slug":"conclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/conclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As one can see from <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/2010\/02\/21\/list-of-damages-and-estimated-cost\/\">UNEP&#8217;s and CMWU&#8217;s assessments<\/a> of the Gaza Strip regarding the recent 08-09 military operations, <strong>both organizations agree on the list of damages and estimate costs (about 6 million USD) regarding water issues\/damages in the region. <\/strong>In fact, page 34 of UNEP&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unep.org\/PDF\/dmb\/UNEP_Gaza_EA.pdf\">report<\/a> mentions CMWU&#8217;s assessments.\u00a0 Therefore, despite their shortcomings, both organizations are able to work together in assessing the damages caused by the recent escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip.\u00a0 The actual implementation depends on the major actors&#8217; ability to continue their efforts on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>it is apparent from the &#8220;Major Actors&#8221; page that almost all organizations involved in the water crisis depend on funding connected to the World Bank.\u00a0 The World Bank&#8217;s main project concerning the water issues in the Gaza Strip is called\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/web.worldbank.org\/external\/projects\/main?Projectid=P065920&amp;theSitePK=40941&amp;piPK=64290415&amp;pagePK=64283627&amp;menuPK=64282134&amp;Type=Overview\" title=\"Sanitation Project\">Gaza Water and Sanitation Project<\/a> which, in light of the recent military escalations, has received additional financing.\u00a0 Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www-wds.worldbank.org\/external\/default\/WDSContentServer\/WDSP\/IB\/2009\/05\/26\/000350881_20090526105319\/Rendered\/PDF\/484490PJPR0COR101Official0Use0Only1.pdf\">here<\/a> to view details about the recent replenishing for the fund. The additional financing is done with cooperation with the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility .<\/p>\n<p>As the United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine <a href=\"http:\/\/unispal.un.org\/unispal.nsf\">web site<\/a> points out, &#8220;World Bank finance of all tracks is crucial. In fact, World Bank funds through the ongoing projects like the Gaza Emergency Water Project and the Northern Gaza Emergency Sewage Treatment project are being mobilized to respond to the recovery plan needs. Additional financing will be needed and the donor community funds are needed to supplement the Bank financing.&#8221;    <strong><font size=\"4\" face=\"Verdana\"> <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plans and Recommendations\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMWU&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/gazacrisis\/infopool\/opt_wash_cmwu_Water_Wastewater_Infra_Damage_jan_2009.pdf\">report<\/a> lists three major stages when it comes to implementation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fast Track<\/li>\n<li>Intermediate Track<\/li>\n<li>Long Term Track<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <em>Fast Track<\/em> plan deals with repairs conducted after the cease-fire.\u00a0 Some of them have been completed, some are in the process of completion.\u00a0 Click <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/2010\/02\/23\/24\/\">here <\/a>to view specific areas in which the Fast Track plan has been implemented. This stage is concerned with the most heavily damaged areas (Northern area, Gaza city and Rafah).\u00a0 Because the implementation&#8217;s timing is critical, it faced problems with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) concerning mobility in the area.\u00a0 UNEP&#8217;s report also mentions of problems with the IDF when it comes to implementing humanitarian aid in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Intermediate Track<\/em>\u00a0 addresses &#8220;partially destruction of the water and waste water facilities by preparing project packages from the assessment damages data sheet for bidding as National Shopping,&#8221; while the <em>Long Term Track<\/em> focuses on completely destroyed areas (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ochaopt.org\/gazacrisis\/infopool\/opt_wash_cmwu_Water_Wastewater_Infra_Damage_jan_2009.pdf\">CMWU<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>UNEP&#8217;s water-related <strong>recommendations<\/strong> taken from its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unep.org\/PDF\/dmb\/UNEP_Gaza_EA.pdf\">report<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Repair water supply and sewage systems<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Remove water from the ongoing conflict in the region<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Provide safe water to infants<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Carry out a study on the prevalence of methemoglobinaemia<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Develop alternative water supply to the Gaza Strip<\/li>\n<li>Improve efficiency of the water supply network<\/li>\n<li>Improve the sewage system<\/li>\n<li>Decontaminate sewage ponds and Wadi Gaza<\/li>\n<li>Rebuild environmental governance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/cif-green\/2009\/dec\/09\/gaza-children-palestinian-babies\">here<\/a> for an article concerning water contamination in Gaza and how it affects Palestinian children)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As one can see from UNEP&#8217;s and CMWU&#8217;s assessments of the Gaza Strip regarding the recent 08-09 military operations, both organizations agree on the list of damages and estimate costs (about 6 million USD) regarding water issues\/damages in the region. In fact, page 34 of UNEP&#8217;s report mentions CMWU&#8217;s assessments.\u00a0 Therefore, despite their shortcomings, both &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/conclusion\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Implementation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1189,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/geog320wigs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}