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Occupied Palestinian Territory. Consolidated Appeals Process 2010. District Level Workshop Findings. Nablus for Jenin, Tubas, Tulkarm, Nablus, Qalqiliya, Salfit governorate Gaza for Gaza Strip Jericho for East Jerusalem, Ramallah and Jericho governorates and Jordan valley
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Occupied Palestinian Territory Consolidated Appeals Process 2010
District Level Workshop Findings • Nablus for Jenin, Tubas, Tulkarm, Nablus, Qalqiliya, Salfit governorate • Gaza for Gaza Strip • Jericho for East Jerusalem, Ramallah and Jericho governorates and Jordan valley • Hebron for Hebron and Bethlehem governorates
Priority Groups The majority of the population of Gaza is vulnerable. • Farmers fully dependant on agriculture • Fishermen • IDPs / homeless – those with destroyed or damaged houses since / before ‘Cast Lead’ • Food insecure, including those covered by WFP and UNRWA • Victims of violence – families of ‘Cast Lead’ victims and others • Women – widowed / divorced / domestic violence • Disabled / elderly / chronically ill / mentally ill / conflict traumatized • Youth /students - no or limited opportunities
Priority Areas • Border area/ ‘Buffer’ zone • the fishing zone • Seafa, Um Al Nasser, Zaitoun, El Shija’ia, Tel aw Hawwa • Khan Younis, Eastern Villages, Shouka, Swedish Village • the 8 refugee camps • other areas affected by Operation ‘Cast Lead’
Main Challenges • ACCESS • blockade - goods and people • tunnel economy • ‘buffer’ / security zone – farmers – livelihoods • fishing restrictions – livelihoods • Shelter – lack of reconstruction / materials • WASH • Health • Education • Early Recovery • Protection
Blockade • Closure of Karni (except grain) • Restrictions on construction, agricultural and industrial materials. • Ban on most exports • Reduction in fuel imports • Erez closed for Palestinian movement • Rafah closed, intermittent openings • Fishing and buffer zone restrictions
The Rafah – Egypt Tunnels • Proliferation of tunnel trade • Since June 07 – more than 85 killed and 144 injured (Aug) • Tunnel collapse / electrocution / air strikes / child labour • New dynamics of trade
Livelihoods • Fishermen – restricted to 3nm since Jan09 • Fishermen harassed / arrested / shot at beyond 1nm • Infrastructure loss during Cast Lead - $1.5m • Buffer/Security Zone: 25-30% of arable land in the ‘300m’ wide buffer zone • Farmers harassed / arrested / shot at
Agriculture • $180m of direct damage to agricultural related infrastructure in ‘Cast Lead’ • Needs • materials for rehabilitation, greenhouse rehab materials, land reclamation, irrigation networks, plastic sheeting, fertilizers and seeds • Limited amount of livestock- tunnel livestock - issue of bio-safety standards
Shelter / Reconstruction Caseload from ‘Cast Lead‘ • 59,230 family shelters destroyed or damaged • of which 3511 homes totally destroyed, 2834 major damage • Cash handouts • $25m required for urgent needs, $56m for minor repairs. • Issue of limited cash as well as reconstruction materials • 20,000 internally displaced from ‘Cast Lead’. • Renting / host families / 40 families in tented camps / tents/ mobile homes
Shelter / Reconstruction Pre- Cast Lead Caseload • 1400 refugees / 1500 non-refugees • 2881 houses partially reconstructed / frozen • 3000 families needing urgent re-housing Total Caseload • 9400 housing units to be built • 2881 housing units to be completed
WASH Infrastructure • Infrastructure damage – long-term and ‘Cast Lead’ – inadequate repairs • $6m infrastructure damage from ‘Cast Lead’: • 6000 roof tanks • 840 household connections • 30 km of water networks • 11 wells damaged or destroyed • CMWU needs 1250 tons of cement to repair damaged water tanks alone
Drinking Water / WASH Response • Only 5-10 % of aquifer meets drinking water standards • 10,000 people without access to mains running water • Access to water for rest of population restricted • 50-80m liters of partially treated sewage entering the sea daily Response • Logistics: poor availability of materials must be countered by planning and advocacy • Institutions: how to ensure regulations are enforced – local politics • Integration: blending long term planning with emergency funded work
Health Infrastructure • 125 Primary Health Clinics • 51 MoH • 20 UNRWA • 54 NGO • 27 hospitals • 13 MoH • 14 NGO
Health • Limitations on the quantity and quality of health care • Internal Palestinian divisions • Lack of essential drugs and equipment / specialized personnel • Insufficient treatment for chronic patients • Access / closure – referrals abroad – West Bank / Jordan • Disabilities – unclear percentage disabled as a result of Cast Lead (11-13% of injured) 220 amputations from ‘Cast Lead’ – 120 awaiting prosthetic limbs • Psycho-social caseload: 20-50,000 could suffer from long-term mental health issues
Education • 640 schools in Gaza • 383 Government / 221 UNRWA / 36 private • 440,000 students – mainly shift system • During ‘Cast Lead’ – 18 schools destroyed, 280 schools and kindergartens damaged – university buildings also damaged
New School Year • Lack of text books, stationery / notebooks, school uniforms • UNRWA – school desks, teacher chairs, teacher desks, 66 containers for temporary classrooms and text books. • Lack of school space – lack of reconstruction and repair, lack of new schools • Min of Education: 105 new schools required, plus 40,000 tons of cement, 25,000 tons of iron bars required for ‘Cast Lead’ repairs • Hygiene: lack of safe drinking water / 40 school sanitary units need urgent repair • Access to Higher Education – study abroad.
Rubble Removal • 600,000 tons of rubble created by ‘Cast Lead’ • more than 80,000 tons of concrete rubble now removed from 300 houses, sites and public buildings • More than 5,000 tons of steel and non-concrete also removed • 8,400 tons already crushed – uses of rubble? • UNDP, UNRWA and INGO partners
UXOs • Since 18 Jan 09, 12 persons killed and 25 injured from UXO incidents • UNMAT on site at rubble removal, conducting safety training and awareness
Protection • Prevailing climate of impunity • Absence of effective national protection mechanisms – rule of law deficit • Absence of effective redress for victims • Limited ability to provide physical protection (eg. during ‘Cast Lead’ no space was safe – UN facilities/shelters also hit) • Closure
West Bank Vulnerable Areas in the WB LEGEND Green Line Areas A and B Area C Seam Zone East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem Main Challenges • Demolitions and Evictions • Lack of Access to Servicesespecially Education and Health • Residency Status
Seam Zone Main Challenges • Restrictive permit & gate regime • Decreased access to productive land & loss of livelihoods • Restricted access to services & social networks for Seam Zone communities
60% of the West Bank Israel retains full control of security, planning and building Minimal PA control Intended to be transitory, but frozen since 2000 Area C
Population • Palestinians; At least 150,000 40,000 totally in Area C (mainly farmer and herder) Approximately 100 - 150,000 mixed zones. • Israeli Settlers – 485,000 (inc. 195,000 in EJ) living in 149 settlements • Area C important to all Palestinians
Humanitarian Situation • Lack of services • Education • WASH • Health • Depleted Livelihoods • Inadequate shelter • Evictions and Demolitions.
Key Challenges • Limited Movement and Access • Confiscation of land and closed areas • Restrictive Zoning and Planning • Settler Violence
Movement, access and land LEGEND