Palestinians and Donors Playing with Fire: 25 years of Water Projects in the West Bank

Julie Trottier (1) , Anais Rondier (1) , Jeanne Perrier (1)

1 UMR ART-Dev - Acteurs, Ressources et Territoires dans le Développement

This article explores how Palestinian led, donor supported water projects have transformed societal interactions concerning water since 1994. It distinguishes spatial, institutional and sectoral trajectories of water and explores the impacts on each type of trajectory. It demonstrates that the overall impact of these projects is more than the sum total of the individual projects. All together, they entail territorial change. Wastewater and reuse projects transform the largest flows and have the greatest impact on water trajectories. Overall, the recharge of the upper unconfined aquifer is compromised, with the effect that grass-root farmer institutions managing it are negatively affected.

Mots clés: water infrastructure; territorial change; water projects; Palestinian water; water governance

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Sciences de l'environnement

Julie Trottier, Anais Rondier, Jeanne Perrier. Palestinians and Donors Playing with Fire: 25 years of Water Projects in the West Bank. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2019, ⟨10.1080/07900627.2019.1617679⟩. ⟨hal-02125131⟩