Palestine, Gaza: Fact Sheet Water and Sanitation Situation

On 07 January 2009, the World Bank published a fact sheet on the watasn situation in the Gaza strip.

Overview

Data, collected by the Gaza Coastal Municipal Water Utility (CMWU) and the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA), on the current Gaza Strip water and sanitation situation indicate a severe public health threat to the population of Gaza:
(a) severe potable water shortages and escalating failure of sewage systems;
(b) potential threat to the structural integrity of Beit Lahiya Sewage Lake, which could cause massive drowning.

Contact information	CMWU in Gaza Phone: +970-599-287-108 or +970-599-287-104 r PWA in Ramallah [+970-2-2409022]
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/MENAEXT/WESTBANKGAZAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:22026701~menuPK:294370~pagePK:2865066~piPK:2865079~theSitePK:294365,00.html
Source of information	World Bank
Subject(s)	DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , WATER QUALITY
Relation	http://www.semide.net/countries/fol749974/country608613
Geographical coverage	Palestine
News date	12/01/2009
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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