Editing Israeli–Palestinian conflict (section)

==== Future and financing ====
Numerous foreign nations and international organizations have established bilateral agreements with the Palestinian and Israeli water authorities. It was estimated that a future investment of about US$1.1bn for the West Bank and $0.8bn for the Gaza Strip Southern Governorates was needed for the planning period from 2003 to 2015.<ref name="HBS">{{citation |first1=Karen |last1=Assaf |first2=Bayoumi |last2= Attia |first3=Ali |last3=Darwish |first4=Batir |last4=Wardam |first5=Simone |last5=Klawitter |publisher=Heinrich-Böll-Foundation |title=Water as a human right: The understanding of water in the Arab countries of the Middle East – A four country analysis |year=2004 |url=http://www.emwis.org/countries/fol749974/country045975/countries/PDF/waterbook |access-date=23 April 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194258/http://www.emwis.org/countries/fol749974/country045975/countries/PDF/waterbook |url-status=live |page=229}}</ref>

In late 2012, a donation of $21.6 million was announced by the Government of the Netherlands—the Dutch government stated that the funds would be provided to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), for the specific benefit of Palestinian children. An article, published by the UN News website, stated that: "Of the $21.6 million, $5.7 will be allocated to UNRWA's 2012 Emergency Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory, which will support programmes in the West Bank and Gaza aiming to mitigate the effects on refugees of the deteriorating situation they face."<ref name="UN Publications"/>