On April 29 2019, EcoPeace Middle East Palestinian Co-Director, Nada Majdalani, spoke at the UN Security Council debate on the Middle East.
She called to shift environmental resource management from conflict to cooperation across borders. Majdalani emphasized to Council members the urgency to advance large-scale action on cross border water and environmental issues. The potential found in these issues could have significant impact on regional security.
Ms Majdalani in outlining the impact of conflict on water resources stated: “As we speak today, 97% of the groundwater under Gaza is not suitable for human consumption. After more than 12 years of blockade, consecutive wars and loss of life including children, and the failure of internal Palestinian reconciliation, a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip is happening right now, right before our eyes.”
Referring to the situation of Palestinians in the Jordan Valley she then continued: “They see a complex political reality that works against even their basic needs. Restricted access to water, confiscation of land for the expansion of illegal settlements and talk of looming annexation of Area C”
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