Climate change: impacts, adaptations and policy-making process: Palestine as a case study

摘要

Global climate change related to natural and anthropogenic processes has been thetopic of concern and interest world-wide. One of the most significant impacts of the‘greenhouse effect’ is anticipated to be on water resources. Thus, the impact of climate changeappears to be an additional component on top of the large number of existing water-relatedproblems. The present paper will identify key climate change actors, evaluate the potentialimpacts of climate change, review available literature on climate change, and assess thepolicy-making mechanisms and priorities for Palestine as a case study. Climate adaptationmeasures, adaptive capacity, gaps in policies, research and other country-specific issues andinstitutional limitations are also identified