Section outline

  • Along the project, all stakeholders related to the water field have been engaged to establish a new model of local governance. Each intervention proposal and action has been discussed and agreed, each stakeholder was fully aware of the steps to be taken and its impact. Local stakeholders included: Beit Dajan Village Council, Palestinian Water Authority (PWA), Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Ministry of Local Government - MoLG,  Environmental Quality Authority - EQA, Water User Association of Beit Dajan, Farmers representation, Palestinian Hydrology Group - PHG. 

    A Water User Association (WUA) gathering 14 farmers has been then created to coordinate and manage the TWW irrigation network between them. Monthly meetings have been organized addressed to farmers and the Village council of Beit Dajan to discuss water quantity, water quality and tariffing. Roles and responsability have been discussed and agreed  as well.