Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

Tabled by Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

S. Added: whereas, although the Oslo Accords recognised the Joint Water Committee as a water governance mechanism, World Bank assessments have shown that it has in practice impeded Palestinian water development through the entrenchment of asymmetrical control and the veto power exercised by Israel; whereas the EU Removed: is supportive of the joint Israeli-Palestinian water governance mechanisms, including the relaunch of existing frameworks such as the Joint Water Committee, with a view to promoting equitable water distribution, improved transparency and effective infrastructure development; Added: should therefore refrain from promoting structurally unbalanced mechanisms that cannot ensure equitable Palestinian access to water and sanitation; whereas unequal access to shared water resources remains a structural driver of …

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.328