Scaling up Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) to enhance the resilience and food security of climate vulnerable smallholder farmers in the State of Palestine

The project aims to address the high vulnerability of Palestinian small-scale agriculture to droughts, water shortages, and heat waves. It proposes a three-pronged approach: strengthening production systems through indigenous seeds and water-harvesting techniques, increasing technical capacity via a digital knowledge hub and early warning systems, and improving market access through a multi-stakeholder platform and tailored microfinance products. The initiative targets 38,250 direct beneficiaries across 122 climate hotspots in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with a total indicative cost of 10 million USD.

• The State of Palestine's agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to climate change, with 81% of agricultural area being rain-fed and only 19% irrigated. Historical data from 1950 to 2020 shows a temperature increase of 0.3-1.5°C and a rainfall decrease of 5-15mm.
• The project identifies three primary barriers to the adoption of climate resilient agriculture: limited financial resources and adaptive capacity for smallholders; a lack of technical capacity and access to reliable climate information; and limited access to market services and competitive financial products.
• The proposed intervention targets 7,500 households, representing 38,250 direct beneficiaries (with 30% females), across 122 climate hotspots in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
• To strengthen production systems, the project will promote indigenous crop and fodder varieties, implement low-cost rainwater harvesting earth ponds and micro-catchments, and upgrade animal shelters and greenhouses to withstand extreme weather.
• The project will establish a national CRA multi-stakeholder digitalized platform based on WFP's Farm2Go to link value chain actors and a gender-responsive capacity strengthening programme to train farmers on resilient practices.
• The financial strategy includes supporting Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to design competitive incentives and services guided by Islamic principles to facilitate investment in climate resilient agriculture.
• The total indicative project cost is 10 million USD, with 9 million USD requested as grants from the Green Climate Fund and 1 million USD in cash co-financing from the World Food Programme.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). Scaling up Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) to enhance the resilience and food security of climate vulnerable smallholder farmers in the State of Palestine. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/26720-scaling-climate-resilient-agriculture-cra-state-palestine.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Scaling up Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) to enhance the resilience and food security of climate vulnerable smallholder farmers in the State of Palestine. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/26720-scaling-climate-resilient-agriculture-cra-state-palestine.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021scaling, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Scaling up Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) to enhance the resilience and food security of climate vulnerable smallholder farmers in the State of Palestine}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = aug, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/26720-scaling-climate-resilient-agriculture-cra-state-palestine.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }