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The Palestinian Territories face significant energy security challenges, already severe in Gaza, but also emerging in the West Bank. In Gaza, the available power supply only meets half the demand leading to rolling blackouts, alternating between 8 hours on and 8 hours off. Although the West Bank generally enjoys 24-hour power supply, there have ...

in Gaza, pending a resolution of the civil service integration. This will also ensure that risks surrounding funding to UNRWA - one of the main providers of jobs and services in Gaza - are addressed. 7. For a sustainable recovery, Gaza needs to be able to trade effectively with the outside world, and this requires actions by all parties.

Digital technology is already playing an important role in the West Bank and Gaza (WB and G), and development of the digital economy is among the national priorities. This report aims to assess the state of digital economy development in WB and G, identify opportunities for further growth, and inform reforms and donor support programs in WB and G.

Securing Water for Development in West Bank and Gaza Public

The surface area in Gaza is very limited, with an average land availability of 0.26 dunum per person in 2007. Gaza Strip is a small closed coastal area of a total surface area of 365 Km. 2. By 2007, approximately 1.4 million Palestinians lived in Gaza Strip, of whom almost one million were UN-registered refugees. The current population is ...

7. Political empowerment has improved in the region, apparently more than doubling the rate in 2006, according to the WEF Gender Gap Report, but it is still very low. Globally, the average percentage of women in parliament is 25%, but across the Arab world as a whole, women only hold 7% of parliamentary seats. 8.

The surface area in Gaza is very limited, with an average land availability of 0.26 dunum per person in 2007. Gaza Strip is a small closed coastal area of a total surface area of 365 1<..111. 1 • By 2007, approximately 1.4 million Palestinians lived in Gaza Strip, of whom almost one million were UN-registered refugees.

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.

Faced with these challenges, Israel made long-term investments in technology that have paid off in the form of a dynamic, export-oriented water sector. Water has become a US$2 billion industry for Israel, consisting of at least 300 companies and over 100 startups. Growth has been rapid; the sector has seen an increase in exports of almost 200% ...