West Bank and Gaza country climate and development report

This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for the West Bank and Gaza examines the social and macroeconomic impacts of climate change under three alternative scenarios that reflect different levels of climate action and divergent economic growth trajectories. The scenario analysis builds on sector-level assessments focused on the water-energy-food nexus, urban development, and the macroeconomic framework and is informed by extensive stakeholder consultations and the stated climate priorities of the Palestinian Authority (PA). The health and social-protection sectors are treated as cross-cutting factors in this analysis, reflecting the critical importance of service provision and human capital in a fragile context like the West Bank and Gaza.

The publication details the following: 

• Fostering resilience and promoting sustainability calls for increased access to finance, dynamic private sector participation, and a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to climate action.
• Climate change is expected to worsen human development outcomes in the West Bank and Gaza.
• Poor water quality and increased scarcity further erode the quality of health services.
• The financing landscape has become more complex due to reduced donor contributions and a widening fiscal imbalance in the health sector.
• The West Bank and Gaza lack a national disaster-risk financing strategy and have no dedicated funds for shock response.