ABSTRACT
The water allocation system (WAS) is a tool for optimal water management and the resolution of water conflicts. Countries or parties using WAS-guided cooperation all gain in total benefits from water. Estimates of the benefits of such cooperation to Israel, Jordan, and Palestine are given, for various coalitions among them, and the relation of bilateral cooperation to trilateral cooperation is discussed and generalized. The tool is applicable anywhere in the world and not just in the Middle East.
