1. Interdependence: How long might long and short term international cooperation improve future responses to drought and desertification? Is water in the West Bank used fairly between Israel and Palestine?

2. Learning Objectives To know the key features of the river Jordan To understand that water supplies in the region are unequal to be able to argue for and against a different point of view

3. Starter Using an atlas locate Israel and the River Jordan

4. Main http://news. bbc. co
Main Using the following pages try to understand why there is conflict between Israel and Palestine. The river Jordan is an vital source of water for all of the people in the area.

5. Main The water for Syria, Israel and Jordan comes from the river Jordan. The Palestinians take no water from there – where do the Palestinians get their water from?

6. This map shows how the aquifers (wells) are mostly in Palestinian areas

7. Israel takes 495 million cubic metres of water from the wells each year. The Palestinians only get 85 million cubic metres per year. Watch the film clip carefully.

8. In groups look carefully at the set of cards
In groups look carefully at the set of cards. Select all the cards with dates and put them in the right order under the X axis. Now, imagine how the Palestinians (P) would feel at the event and how the Israelis (I) might feel. Mark their reaction on your chart. How often do they agree/disagree?

9. Plenary In total Israel extracts 1655mcm/yr and the Palestinians take 229mcm/yr. Is this fair or unfair? How can we resolve this conflict fairly?