Abstract:
The climate change scenario B1A for historical Palestine; as part of the east Mediterranean basin,
over the period 2000-2045 suggests a decrease in annual precipitation, an increase in average
seasonal temperature and an increase in frequent occurrence of extreme climate events. A climate
change adaptation strategy is essentially required as the region is already experiencing acute
shortage of fresh water resources associated with continuous widening of the dry land areas. On the
other hand, the region is blessed with the availability of the renewable energy sources that may be
harnessed well to tackle the possible adverse climate change impacts. In this paper the climate change
trends and future scenario for the region will be presented based on a research done in the framework
of the German funded GLOWA-Jordan River program. Opportunities for the possible utilization of the
available renewable energy for mitigating the possible impacts are also presented together with other
possible actions.
