Occupied Palestinian Territory

1. Occupied Palestinian Territory Consolidated Appeals Process 2010

2. 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

3. Gaza

4. 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

5. 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’

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Access

10. 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

11. 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

12. Shelter / Reconstruction

13. 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

14. 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

15. Shelter

16. WASH

17. 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

18. 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

19. Health

20. Health Infrastructure • 125 Primary Health Clinics • 51 MoH • 20 UNRWA • 54 NGO • 27 hospitals • 13 MoH • 14 NGO

21. 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

22. Education

23. 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

24. 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.

25. Early Recovery

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

30. West Bank

31. West Bank Vulnerable Areas in the WB LEGEND Green Line Areas A and B Area C Seam Zone East Jerusalem

32. East Jerusalem Main Challenges • Demolitions and Evictions • Lack of Access to Servicesespecially Education and Health • Residency Status

33. Access to East Jerusalem

34. 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

35. Access to Land

36. Access to Services

37. 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

38. 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

39. Humanitarian Situation • Lack of services • Education • WASH • Health • Depleted Livelihoods • Inadequate shelter • Evictions and Demolitions.

40. Education and Health

41. Water and Health

42. Livelihoods, land and water

43. Livelihoods, land and water

44. Livelihoods and Shelter

45. Demolitions

46. Key Challenges • Limited Movement and Access • Confiscation of land and closed areas • Restrictive Zoning and Planning • Settler Violence

47. Movement, access and land LEGEND

48. Zoning, planning and building

49. Settler Violence and Livelihoods

50. Settler Violence and Education