Presentation from Water Resources Action Project Gathering

In The Spotlight: Presentation from Water Resources Action Project Gathering

As posted in The Horinko Group’s April 2012 Newsletter

April 16, 2012

On March 22, The Horinko Group hosted a Welcoming Reception on behalf of the Water Resources Action Project (WRAP) to raise awareness and build support for the volunteer, non-profit seeking to improve public health for underserved communities in the Middle East through greater water stewardship.  WRAP recently completed its second rainwater harvesting project at the underprivileged, special needs Afack School in East Jerusalem. 

The gathering included the following remarks and presentation on WRAP’s past and current efforts by Founding Member and THG’s Water Division Director, Brendan McGinnis:

"Let’s start off with a snapshot of what the water conflict looks like in the Middle East.  More specifically, I’m going to focus on the bordering regions of Israel, Palestine, and Jordan – the initial focus of WRAP’s efforts.  This region is one of growing population that is already dealing with dire water shortage problems.  All three of these bordering countries rely on a shrinking and polluted Jordan River, and adding to this problem, the number of rainy days decreases each year.  So, as you can imagine, freshwater is a precious resource for this region and its people."

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