Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
The sewage outlet at Netzarim. Since most of the raw sewage ends up directly in the sea it endangers the population and the quality of the fish.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
Farmers close to the border with Israel building an irragation system. Their farm land is next to the so called buffer zone. This zone is 300 metres wide and is declared by Israel as a no-go zone.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
Since about 80% of Gaza's water is undrinkable; due to the high levels of salt. For this reason people have to buy purified water from private companies. The water is stored in containers on the roofs.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
One of the seage outlets near Rafah. Most of the sewage is untreated.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
Since about 80% of Gaza's water is undrinkable; due to the high levels of salt. For this reason people have to buy purified water from private companies. The water is stored in containers on the roofs. A hose from the water truck is pulled up to reach the roof.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
The Gaza river is heavily polluted and basically is an open sewage. The river lacks water because upstream on the Israeli side, water is used for irrigation.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
The destroyed house of the Abed Draboo family.
Since about 80% of Gaza's water is undrinkable; due to the high levels of salt. For this reason people have to buy purified water from private companies. The water is stored in a container.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
Every morning at 6 am the fish is being brought to the fish junction and the price is been set by the manager.
The fishermen can only fish within three miles of the coast, otherwise the Israeli navy is allowed to shoot. Its expected that many of the fish is polluted due to the raw sewage in the sea.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
Since about 80% of Gaza's water is undrinkable; due to the high levels of salt. For this reason people have to buy purified water from private companies. The water is stored in a container next to the destroyed house of the family of Abed Draboo.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
Children at the only public water collecting point in Gaza is in Khan Younis.
Since about 80% of Gaza's water is undrinkable; due to the high levels of salt. Otherwise people have to buy purified water from private companies.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
A Bedouin family at Juhor ad Dik. Since about 80% of Gaza's water is undrinkable; due to the high levels of salt. For this reason people have to buy purified water from private companies. The water is stored in a container of this family whose house was destroyed during the Israeli offensive in January 2009.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
The only public water collecting point in Gaza is in Khan Younis.
Since about 80% of Gaza's water is undrinkable; due to the high levels of salt. Otherwise people have to buy purified water from private companies.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
The only public water collecting point in Gaza is in Khan Younis.
Since about 80% of Gaza's water is undrinkable; due to the high levels of salt. Otherwise people have to buy purified water from private companies.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
The sewage outlet at 'beach camp'. The sea is heavily polluted due to the fact that most sewage is untreated.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
The mouth of the Gaza river. The Gaza river is heavily polluted and basically is an open sewage. The river lacks water because upstream on the Israeli side, water is used for irrigation.
Gaza strip - July 2009
Water scarcity
Mahmoud Abed Draboo and his family at the beach. The sea is heavily polluted due to the fact that most sewage is untreated.
Gaza strip, Palestine - July 2009.
Gaza aftermath July 2009
The Gaza river is heavily polluted and basically is an open sewage. The river lacks water because upstream on the Israeli side, water is used for irrigation.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
A Bedouin boy lives next to the Gaza river in Al Zahra. The river is an open sewage and a direct health for the people living around it.
The Gaza river is heavily polluted and basically is an open sewage. The river lacks water because upstream on the Israeli side, water is used for irrigation.
Gaza strip - March 2010
Water scarcity
The Gaza river is heavily polluted and basically is an open sewage. The river lacks water because upstream on the Israeli side, water is used for irrigation.
