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DocumentConditional cash assistance to build resilience against water scarcity in the West Bank
Creating employment opportunities and enhancing adaptive capacities to recurrent drought within protracted crises
2015Also available in:
No results found.This good practice fact sheet highlights the need to address vulnerable beneficiaries’ limited access to water sources, as well as lack of financial resources and capital investment. Currently, water scarcity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is characterized by challenges both of an environmental and human-made nature. Declining levels of water access, resulting from the combined effects of drought, dropping water tables and Israel-imposed restrictions on the construction and rehabilitation of we lls and water resources; has greatly impacted Palestinian water use. As water is an integral component of the agriculture sector, its availability at an acceptable and consistent level is a prerequisite for building sustainable and resilient livelihoods. -
Policy briefEvidence and policy options on migration, cash crop production and deforestation in Uganda
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 40
2021Also available in:
No results found.This policy brief, prepared by the FAO Economic and Policy Analysis of Climate Change (EPIC), aims to analyse the relationships and policy options in regard to migration, cash crops and deforestation in Uganda. In particular, it shows that: – the expansion of cash crop activities significantly drives deforestation in Uganda; - migrants who produce cash crops contribute to deforestation significantly more than locals; - improving coordination between interventions on forests, agriculture and land use, and securing land rights is crucial in order to minimize the negative impact of agriculture on deforestation; - supporting migrant integration in hosting areas is recommended to reduce forest losses and enhance agricultural development. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetConditional Cash Assistance to build resilience against water scarcity in the West Bank 2016
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No results found.The West Bank is an arid or semi-arid land characterized by low precipitation with a large proportion of rainfall rapidly lost as surface runoff. While natural shocks like drought pose challenges to the already fragile water network, the protracted conflict in the region causes further difficulties by restricting access to available water resources. As a result, many farmers are unable to take full advantage of their agricultural lands. FAO has been supporting families dependent on agriculture i n the West Bank by supporting the construction of cisterns through conditional cash transfers and a step by step approach. This practice ensures access to water resources and consequently contributes to building more resilient livelihoods.
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