Environmental and Climate Justice Programme in Palestine (ECJP)

The Programme “Environmental and Climate Justice in Palestine” recognizes climate change as a threat to human rights, one that did and will continue to accelerate or deepen conflict, fragility, and violence. Climate justice recognizes that climate change is as much a political and social issue as an environmental issue. Therefore the programme uses a gender mainstreaming and human rights based approach linking the rights of marginalized community members especially women, youth and smallholder farmers with the obligations and commitments of duty bearers when it comes to environmental governance and rights, access to information and natural resources. 

Using a bottom-up approach in environmental governance to strengthen the capabilities of various stakeholders and marginalized communities to influence policy making and strategic sectorial policies; ECJP will contribute to capacity building of civil society organisations to participate in environmental rights-based decision making dialogue, developing risk-management responses, and community resilience plans, as well as financing innovative green solutions to environmental development and climate justice.

Overarching goal: To contribute to improving environmental and climate justice in Palestine.

Objective: By 2024, civil society organizations and right-holders have the capability to address and challenge structural barriers to environmental and climate justice in Palestine.

Outcomes

1. Capacity Development

Strengthened capabilities of civil society organizations to effectively promote environmental and climate justice in Palestine and cross boundaries

1. Advocacy/Social Accountability

Rights-holders hold duty-bearers accountable for environmental and climate outcomes in Palestine and cross boundaries.

1. Community resilience through innovative and smart approaches.

Resilient marginalized communities and groups apply innovative solutions and smart approaches to environmental/agricultural/renewable energy and climate challenges.