1. The Wadi el-Far’a Project A Birzeit University - Calvin College Partnership An ALO/USAID-funded Project

2. Outline I. Partnership for Peace in Education and Development II. Sustaining the Wadi el-Far’a: Realities and Ideals III. Vision: Local Field School for the Study of “The Eco-cultural Landscape”

3. I. Partnership for Peace in Education and Development Course: The Environmental Geography of Palestine and Jordan (2001)

4. Greetings from project co-director Dr. Kamal Abdulfattah, Prof. of Geography, Birzeit University. Kamal was to be here, but two days before his departure he was trapped at home in Jenin. Project administrator Ms Riham Barghouti IS here, and brings greetings from Kamal and Birzeit President Hanna Nasir. I. Partnership for Peace in Education and Development

5. I. Partnership for Peace in Education and Development Persistence in Adversity: Overcoming the obstacles to complete the project Cameraderie and building friendship

6. 26 July 2002. The team at final workshop in Beit Hanina, Palestine I. Partnership for Peace in Education and Development

7. II. Sustaining the Wadi el-Far’a: Realities and Ideals A. The Natural Landscape Topography Physical geography Geology Hydrology Climate Bio-diversity

8. A mid-wadi view II. A. The Natural Landscape

9. II. B. The Human Landscape

10. Irrigation Agriculture II. B. The Human Landscape

11. II. B. The Human Landscape Town Bedouin Camp Water Rights interview

12. II. B. The Human Landscape Past Communities: Archaeological survey - 110 sites El ‘Issar Mill

13. II. Sustaining the Wadi el-Far’a C.Recommendations a 20-page wish list HIGH PRIORITY MEASURES  rescue environment  conservation of heritage  relief for communities

14. Building sustainability  regulation of landscape use  monitoring the environments  enhancing participation II. C. Recommendations - Long term measures Restructuring landscape and community  coordination: vision of an integrated landscape  democratization: vision of a single community

15. III. Vision: Local Field School for the Study of “The Eco-cultural Landscape of el-Far’a” Creating a pioneering model for Palestine

16. III. Vision: The Future of the Wadi el-Far’a Project A new two-year phase  the partnership for peace  the Environmental Geography course  research and publication  implementing the vision