Teach-in: Why is the green line over the largest aquifer in Palestine?: Dispossession and the war over natural resources in occupied Palestine

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Why is the green line over the largest aquifer in Palestine?:
Dispossession and the war over natural resources in occupied Palestine, (from water to energy, to internet access and banking services). Periods of analysis: between 1967–2023, and after 7 October 2023--today.

Water management in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has been entirely under Israeli control since 1967. In this talk, we will look at the results of the existing policies and the current status of water and energy resources in Palestine. We will look into several topics concerning the energetic and water sovereignty of Palestine.

Specifically, we will look into:
- How much control does Israel have over water and energy in Palestine?
- How Israel's policies directly attack the self-sufficiency and sovereignty of the Palestinian people.
- Greenwashing the Dispossession: we will look at some of the existing links between the emergence of the Israeli renewable energy sector and the progressive control over the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
- Some figures tell the story in a nutshell:
- 80% of hydrologic resources in Palestine are controlled by Israel.
- 0% of access to public fountains in Palestine is accessible to the Palestinian people.
- 0% of Drinkable Water Autonomy. Palestinians have no de facto right to drill the ground, install water wells, or rainwater collectors.
- 75% of aquifers in Palestinian Territory cannot be utilized by Palestinians.
- Energy cuts and systematic electricity shutdowns.
- Water per person and power supply in Gaza: some figures before and after 7 October 2023.
- What can the Academic Community and Engineer NGOs do at the moment?
- List of Demands of 'Enginyeria Sense Fronteres' (Engineering without borders).

Jaime C. Revenga:
- Currently working as postdoc at Aarhus University (BIO/Geoinformatics).
- 7+ years of working experience in Earth Observation, environmental monitoring, mapping of natural resources.
- MSc in geoinformatic systems, satellite remote sensing of surface hydrology (West Africa).
- PhD in close range remote sensing, terrestrial ecosystem analysis and machine learning methods, for assessment of carbon budgets & carbon fluxes in forests and croplands (central and north Europe).
- 2y postdoc in remote sensing, environmental spectroscopy, and machine learning.

The talk will be in English. Remember to bring a blanket as the talk will be held outside ❤

Program:
16:00-17:00 Talk
17:00-17:15 Break
17:15-17:45 Q&A
18:00- Dinner together

Sted

Rafah Garden, City Campus
Øster Farimagsgade 5A (easiest access to Rafah Garden from the parking lot where Nansensgade and Bartholinsgade meets)
1353 København K