Abbreviations
International organizations and agencies
| DTCD | Department of
Technical Cooperation for Development (UN) |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development
Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO | United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNRWA | United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East |
| WHO | World Health
Organization |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
Academic add professional associations
| AGU | American
Geophysical Union |
| AWWA | American Water Works Association |
| IDA | International
Desalination Association |
| IHP/IHD | International Hydrological
Programme/Decade |
| IWRA | International Water Resources Association |
| NWSIA | National Water Supply Improvement Association (USA) |
Projects
| EGMC | East Ghor Main
Canal |
| INWC | Israel National Water Carrier |
| MDS | Mediterranean-Dead Sea
(canal/conduit |
| PG | Palestine Grid |
Desalination technology
| CA | cellulose
acetate |
| ED | electrodialysis |
| EDR | electrodialysis reversal |
| ME | multi-effect evaporation |
| MSF | multi-stage flash
evaporation |
| RO | reverse osmosis |
| VC | vapour compression |
Units of measurement
| gal. | (US)
gallon(s) |
| GWh | gigawatt hour(s) |
| ha | hectare(s) |
| km² | square
kilometre(s) |
| km³ | cubic kilometre(s) |
| kV | kilovolt(s) |
| kVA | kilovolt
ampere(s) |
| kW | kilowatt(s) |
| kWh |
kilowatt hour(s) |
| m³ | cubic metre(s) |
| m³/sec | cubic
metre(s) per second |
| MCM | million cubic metres |
| mad | million gallons per day |
| mg/l | milligram(s) per litre |
| mig | million imperial gallons |
| MW | megawatt(s) |
| MWh |
megawatt hour(s) |
| µm | micrometre(s) (micron[s]) |
| ppm | part(s) per million |
| psi | pound(s) per square inch |
Miscellaneous
| BOD | biochemical
oxygen demand |
| CFU | colony-forming unit(s) |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent
States (former Soviet Union, since 1991) |
| EDTA | ethylene diamine tetra-acetic
acid |
| El. | ground elevation |
| JD | Jordanian diner(s) |
| KD | Kuwaiti
diner(s) |
| M&I | municipal and industrial |
| O&M | operation and
maintenance |
| PLO | Palestine Liberation Organization |
| TDS | total dissolved
solids |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
