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Adapting to climate change in Palestine is more of a political issue than a purely environmental one. How can we ensure the survival of a people that are both Stateless and deprived of their natural resources?

Discussion to follow in livestream on fifdh.org
Although Israelis and Palestinians live in the same territorial space, the latter, under occupation, suffer more severely from the effects of global warming. With rising temperatures, changes in rainfall and desertification, the impact on agriculture, water and health sectors are and will be greater for Palestinians than for Israelis. Global warming is a real threat to the existence of Palestine, already jeopardized by Israeli occupation and exacerbated by the inaction and division of the Palestinian authorities. The occupation, and the extension of the supposedly temporary Oslo Accords, which have now lasted 26 years, keeps the Palestinian Authority non-sovereign, delegitimized and incapable of responding to the climate emergency. How can a right to natural resources and the environment be re-established in this disputed territory?
GAZA sheds light on the lives of Palestinians in a besieged Gaza Strip who, despite a pervasive lack of natural resources and hope, find ways to open up living spaces.

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