OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA oPt Presentation March 2008 Drought, Frost and Vulnerability

Please wait while slide is loading Miles 0105 Vulnerable herding communities 179 Communities 12,694 Households 85,687 Persons 761,640 Small ruminants (60 per household) Click here to activate map layers Closure Affected Localities Settlements, NR and military zones Oslo A&B Main Roads Barrier Palestinian Localities N°N°

Drought and Frost Rainfall: Northern West Bank Average: 660ml In 2007/8: 425ml (64%) Southern West Bank Average: 595ml In 2007/8: 328ml (55%) Frost: February 2008 the most severe for “more than 40 years”

Barren Grazing Land

Consequences Water Shortage for: Drinking for human and livestock Vegetation on grazing land Crops for fodder Frost Damage caused: Increased mortality of new born lambs Destruction of vegetation (crops and grazing)

Pre-existing Vulnerability POVERTY caused by: Closure Doubling of fodder prices (850 NIS in ,700 NIS in 2008) High cost of water (national average 20 NIS/m3, South Hebron 75 NIS/m3) Marginalised – Area C No alternative livelihoods

Living Conditions

Needs Identified in the CAP 2008 Agriculture Fodder, shelter for lambs and veterinary kits WATSAN Tankered water, new filling points Food Security Food aid, better nutritional security Health Primary health care (equipment, mobile clinic and training) Shelter Minimal weatherproofing of homes

CAP 2008 Response Plan SectorDescriptionFunds requested Agriculture Jordan Valley: diversifying food, income production 1,200,000 WBGS: animal hygiene, health and feeding 838,800 Emergency Contingency Fund 1,000,000 SW Hebron: rainwater cisterns and herding support 920,000 Jerusalem, Jericho and Ramallah emergency ration fodder 2,434,250 Rehabilitation of small agricultural infrastructure 1,570,000 Backyard farming and small cottage industry 200,000 Emergency Support for Bedouin 242,000 Emergency Support for Bedouin 1,500,000 Food Emergency food aid 2,275,000 Emergency food aid 4,484,842 WATSAN Rehabilitating water networks 411,950 Water tankers, filling points 1,861,131 Health Two mobile clinics to remote communities 1,436,173

Funding to Date $ ZERO

Additional Funding Agriculture $ 36,000,000 WATSAN $ 3,990,068 Food Security $ 3,362,129 Health $ 366,840 Shelter $ 995,985 TOTAL $ 44,715,022 (N.B. $3,6 million already allocated to agriculture, health and shelter)

Implications of Lack of Funding Collapse of herding as a livelihood Intensification of poverty Aid dependency to meet basic needs Abandonment of land Risking access to land Diminishing skills Poorer health and malnutrition Non-protective shelter Reduced education