Table 1. Water ideology, its corresponding integrated water resources management (IWRM) component, and the IWRM tools adopted for implementation.
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| Ideology in the Israeli context |
IWRM component |
Tools for IWRM implementation |
Tools missing from IWRM component |
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| Settlement of the Negev |
Physical integration |
National Water Carrier
National Water Law
Conjunctive use
Wastewater and water integration |
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| Spatial equality |
Institutional integration |
Balancing Fund
Water quality and quantity standardization
National Water Law
Water Commissioner |
Economic tools |
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| Agrarian society |
Sectoral integration |
Water Commissioner under the Ministry of Agriculture
National Water Carrier |
Public participation
Proper voice for other water sectors |
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| Statism |
Institutional integration |
National Water Carrier
Comprehensive legal basis
Centralized water institutions |
Checks and balances to counter the voice of the agricultural sector |
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