Raising awareness of the fishermen and farmers to prevent excess contamination of sea resources and shared aquifer in border area with Egypt
Project on raising awareness of fishermen and farmers to prevent excess contamination of sea resources and shared aquifer in the border area with Egypt. The project will target two vulnerable communities, Farmers and Fishermen, in AlMawassi area of Rafah to promote environmentally ? safe practices to prevent ground and sea water contamination. Working with farmers, the project will promote the ruse of organic and agricultural waste to produce ?compost: aiming at reducing the use of chemical pesticides in agriculture. As far as the fishery sector is concerned, the project will alert Fishermen on the danger of fishing close to the wastewater discharge at the coastal area of the Mediterranean on community health as well as the use of poison for fishing. Alternatively, the project will distribute fishing nets for 300 fishermen and lobby towards remedial solution to eliminate degradation of sea water quality and marine biodiversity.
Location: Gaza
Location: Gaza
Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Palestinaian Environmental Friends
Country:
Palestine, State of
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
International Waters
International Waters
Grant Amount:
US$ 42,315.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 27,589.80
Project Number:
PAL/06/83
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
25 females were participated in the training
Capacity - Building Component
Conducting 2 training coucses and 2 workshops to 25 Females and 75 males and 15 children on the importance to conserve marine biodivesity and reducing chemicals.
Capcity building to the NGO project staff, Rafah municipallity on project mangement
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SGP Country office contact
Ms. Nadia Zuhair Elkhodary
Phone:
00972-2-2974836
Fax:
00972-2-2974836
Email:
Address
UNDP, 4A Ya'quibi Street, P.O. Box 51359
Jerusalem, via Israel
Jerusalem, via Israel
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