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Still Treading Water: Reviewing six years of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism and the dire water situation in the Gaza Strip

22/03/2021

1 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

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Six years after the establishment of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM), people in Gaza continue to live on the brink of disaster as a result of 13 years of the Israeli blockade. The water, sanitation and health (WASH) sector remains significantly damaged, with Gaza facing the complete collapse of its wastewater treatment system. The reconstruction […]

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Research report

Climate Change, Agriculture and Gender in Gaza: Assessing the implications of the climate crisis for smallholder farming and gender within olive and grape value chains in Gaza

14/07/2020

2 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

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Women and men working in smallholder olive and grape sectors in Gaza face many difficulties in eking out a living, many as a result of a long blockade that restricts free movement of people and goods and access to land needed for agriculture, severely hampering any economic prospects. Climate change exacerbates the crisis, with rising […]

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Research report

Responsiveness of the Palestinian National Cash Programme to Shifting Vulnerabilities in the Gaza Strip

28/05/2020

1 documents

59 pages long

Languages: English

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The deteriorating situation in Gaza means increasingly difficult conditions for the population, a majority of whom are already dependent on assistance to survive and who are now running out of coping strategies. In addition, newly vulnerable groups are emerging who in normal times would be productive members of society – fishers, farmers, merchants, new graduates […]

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Renewable Energy Sources in Gaza’s WASH Sector for Public and Private WASH Facilities

25/07/2019

1 documents

92 pages long

Languages: English

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The Gaza Strip is a densely populated area with limited water and power resources. The groundwater aquifer is the only available source, with a deficit of 145 million cubic metres per year between demand and supply. Consequently, the quality of the aquifer has deteriorated and water desalination plants are being constructed. The Gaza Strip currently […]

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Still Treading Water: Reviewing six years of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism and the dire water situation in the Gaza Strip

Climate Change, Agriculture and Gender in Gaza: Assessing the implications of the climate crisis for smallholder farming and gender within olive and grape value chains in Gaza

Responsiveness of the Palestinian National Cash Programme to Shifting Vulnerabilities in the Gaza Strip

Renewable Energy Sources in Gaza’s WASH Sector for Public and Private WASH Facilities