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Water Banking and Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change in Northern Gaza

Project  —  www.greenclimate.fund/project/fp119

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Countries: Portugal
Basins: Iberian Peninsula (615) (Guadalquivir)
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Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
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Progress to Date: 54.5m Tonnes of emissions avoided
Services Needed: Stakeholder engagement & facilitation
Desired Partner: Investor
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2020  »  Dec. 31, 2021
Project Website: www.greenclimate.fund/project/fp119
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Unsustainable land use
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Agricultural growers
Planning & Implementation Time: 1-3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Challenges: RESOURCES: Not enough participants
Project Source: Admin
Profile Completion: 95%

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Developing a low-carbon water management scheme and increasing water availability for sustainable agriculture. The water level of the coastal aquifer in Gaza, the regionÕs only freshwater resource, is declining rapidly, resulting in the intrusion of seawater. Agricultural inefficiencies lead to the overuse of water and high evaporation. This project creates a closed cycle of reusing treated wastewater for irrigated agriculture. This multiplier effect will alleviate pressur…

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Developing a low-carbon water management scheme and increasing water availability for sustainable agriculture. The water level of the coastal aquifer in Gaza, the regionÕs only freshwater resource, is declining rapidly, resulting in the intrusion of seawater. Agricultural inefficiencies lead to the overuse of water and high evaporation. This project creates a closed cycle of reusing treated wastewater for irrigated agriculture. This multiplier effect will alleviate pressure on the coastal aquifer and improve the climate resilience of local populations. It will also enhance the institutional and operational capabilities for integrated water management.
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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Unsustainable land use
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Agricultural growers
Months & Implementing: 1-3 years
Financial Resources: More than $500,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)
Challenges: RESOURCES: Not enough participants

Project Narrative

Transforming degraded lands Applying the principles of Syntropic farming, under coordination from renowned Syntropic Agriculture expert Ernst Gštsch, this project will search for, apply, and test strategies to cope with and then reverse the increasingly extreme farming conditions. Many small-scale agrarians in the region could greatly benefit from the knowledge created, especially in terms of increasing water availability to plants and potentially decreasing high summer temperatures. The created knowledge could even revive agriculture as an attractive economic option, drawing in young people to return to the countryside.

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Overview There is a shrinking window of opportunity to address the climate crisis. Average global temperature is currently estimated to be 1.1°C above pre-industrial times. Based on existing trends, the world could cross the 1.5°C threshold within the next two … Learn More

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