Water and Energy Crisis in Gaza

Highlights

Gaza’s sole aquifer will become unusable as early as 2016, with the damage irreversible by 2020.

~95 % of water from the aquifer is unfit for human consumption.

The critical shortage of electricity and fuel needed to operate municipal water pumps and public desalination plants results in insufficient supplies of water. There is also a constant risk of back-flow and flooding of sewage onto the streets, due to the critical lack of fuel to keep sewage systems running, creating a health hazard and increased risks for children.