Tenders Are Invited For Promotion Of Inclusive Agricultural Growth To Ensure Improved Living Standards And Resilience Of Vulnerable Communities In Area C Of The West Bank

Tenders Are Invited For Promotion Of Inclusive Agricultural Growth To Ensure Improved Living Standards And Resilience Of Vulnerable Communities In Area C Of The West Bank Promotion Of Inclusive Agricultural Growth To Ensure Improved Living Standards And Resilience Of Vulnerable Communities In Area C Of The West BankTerms Of Reference For Encouraging Investment In Area C Policy Paper IiPurpose Of The Consultancy The Consultant Will Be Responsible For Developing An Incentive Policy System For The Moa Legal And Land Development Departments To Enhance Responsiveness To Increase Investment In Area C And Provide Safety Net For Farmers In That Area Please Submit The Proposal Separate Technical Financial Offer And Requested Documents By Sealed Envelopes To The Palestinian Farmers Union Headquarter Al Bireh Close To The Representative Office Of Netherlands No Later Than The 20Th Of January 2021 Please Note That If Due To Restrictions On Movement Between Governorates You Are Not Able To Submit Your Offer By Sealed Envelope Please Email Your Technical Financial Offer To Info Pafu Ps For Any Questions Feel Free To Contact Rula Al Khateeb The Project Manager 0568880046 Terms Of Reference For Encouraging Investment In Area C Policy Paper IiBackground Introduction Pfu In Partnership With Oxfam Is Implementing A New Project Funded By Eu Entitled Promotion Of Inclusive Agricultural Growth To Ensure Improved Living Standards And Resilience Of Vulnerable Communities In Area C Of The West Bank The Project Aims To Increase The Income Of Small Scale Women And Men Farmers And The Protection And The Use Of Their Lands In Area C Through Upgraded Capacities Improved Land And Water Management Practices And Policies Context And BackgroundThe State Of Palestine Total Area Of Cultivated Land Is Estimated At 1 2 Million Dunums Or 21 Of The Total Area Of The Wbgs Of Which 90 Is In The West Bank And 10 In The Gaza Strip Eighty One Percent Of The Area Is Rain Fed The Remaining 19 Is Irrigated While Rangeland Amounts To 2 02 Million Dunums The Area Available For Grazing Is Only 621 000 Dunums In Addition Forests Stretch Over An Area Of 94 000 Dunums In April 2019 United States President Donald Trump Announced A Deal Of The Century To Resolve The Israeli Palestinian Conflict The Plan Does Not Place Any Restrictions On Israel In Regard To Annexing Parts Of The West Bank In Regard To Borders The Plan Recognizes 70 Of The West Bank As The Right Of Palestinians Which Gives Palestinians Less Land Than Previous Proposals The Plan Also Will Give The Jordan Valley Which Is Important For Palestinian Agricultural To Israel The Jordan Valley Which Allows Palestinian Access To The River Jordan Irrigates 80 000 Hectares Of Agricultural Land In The West Bank The Plan Would Not Allow Palestinians To Control Its Own Water Resources Any Form Of Annexation Would Be Completely Disastrous To Palestinian Control Of Their Land And Self Dependency President TrumpS Deal Of The Century With Plans Of Expanding Settlements Will Unequivocally Lead To The Annexation Of Palestinian Land The Underlying Principle Behind The Word Annexation Is The Unlawful Removal Of Property From The Jurisdiction Of Occupied Individuals To The Occupying Forces And This Concept Can Be Applied To The Way In Which Israeli Forces Take Resources From The Occupied Palestinian Territories For Their Own Benefit IsraelS Current And Proposed Annexation Especially That Of Area C Continues To Deny Palestinians Of Land That Is Their Own And The Use Of That Land For Self Development Using Their Resources In Their Borders At The Moment There Are Around 325 500 Israeli Settlers In 125 Settlements Living In Area C In Violation Of International Law In 2019 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Announced Plans To Annex 75 Of Area C Which Could Increase The Number Of Settlers Living In Area C To One Million By The End Of The Decade Annexation Of Area C Would Not Only Destroy Plans For A Palestinian State And Two State Solution It Would Completely Destroy Any Opportunity For Palestinians Living In Area C To Become Self Dependent Not Only Are These Sudden Plans And Policies Made Without The Opinion Or Consent Of Palestinians They Disrupt Their Daily Lives Palestinians Are Then Thrown Into A Sudden Need To Adapt Having Severe Consequences Socially Politically And Economically In The Case Of Annexation Palestinians Would Lose All Land Including But Not Limited To Agricultural Land And Resources Displacing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Palestinians And Further Increasing Poverty And Food Insecurity Therefore It Is Critical To Encourage Investment In Area C To Protect Past Current And Future Annexed Palestinian Land The Findings Of The First Part Of This Policy Paper Encouraging Investment In Area C Part I Were Published As A General Diagnostic Of The Current Situation In Area C The First Part Of This Policy Paper Includes Facts And Figures About The Population Of Area C Number Of Settlements And Settlers Israeli Laws That Have Been Forced Upon Citizens Of Area C Settler Violations Against Citizens Of Area C And The General Outlook Of Current And Future Investments In Area C The Paper Also Offered General Recommendations For Investment In Area C Such As Seeking Support For Area C From The International Community Coordination With The Ministry Of Agriculture And Call On Civil Community Institutions To Analyse The Needs Of Palestinians In Area C And Offer Solutions Based On Those Needs The Second Part Of This Policy Paper Will Be Based On The General Findings Of Encouraging Investment In Area C Part I And Will Offer A More Detailed Incentive Policy For Encouraging Investment In Area C Purpose Of The Consultancy The Consultant Will Be Responsible For Developing An Incentive Policy System For The Moa Legal And Land Development Departments To Enhance Responsiveness To Increase Investment In Area C And Provide Safety Net For Farmers In That Area Consultancy Objectives Conduct Research To Identify The Best Investment Opportunities In Area C And How To Legally Proceed With Those Opportunities Work With The Ministry Of Agriculture Specifically With The Legal And Land Departments To Develop Area C Agricultural Investment And Incentive Policies To Attract Both Private And Public Investment In Area C Identify Safety Net Options For Farmers Who Invest In Area C In Order To Encourage Investment In Area C And Ensure The Availability Of Risk Sharing Policies Conduct Interviews With Relevant Governmental Bodies Including Ministry Of Agriculture Area C Development Committee At The Ministers Councils Stakeholders And Investors To Identify Key Information Needed To Encourage Investment In Area C Develop Fact Sheets And Policy Paper For Donors To Encourage Investment In Area C Highlighting Potential Benefits Of Investment In Area C And How To Challenge The Political Impact Of The Annexation Of Area C Through Encouraging Investment In Area C Plan Audience And Use Of FindingsPfu Will Use The Policy Paper Developed By The Consultant To Inform And Raise Awareness Of Key Stakeholders Investors And Farmers About The Current And Future Investment Opportunities Available In Area C The Benefits Of Investing In Area C As A Tool To Protect The Land From Confiscation The Procedures To Legally Invest In Area C And Encouraging Governmental Policies Such As Risk Sharing Policies That Will Make Investing In Area C More Attractive The Outputs Of This Consultancy Will Be Utilized By Pfu To Highlight Key Information That Will Encourage Investment In Area C Strengthen Palestinian Existence In Area C Through Developing Encouraging Governmental Incentives Policies For Investors And Farmers In Area C That Obstacle The Implementation Of The Israeli Annexation Plan Consultancy Questions What Are The Current And Future Investment Opportunities Available In Area C Who Are The Main Stakeholders And Possible Investors That Are Willing To Invest In Area C What Are The Concerns Of Investors Who May Be Willing To Invest In Area C Are Opportunities Available Only For Local Investors Or Local And International Investors What Are The Benefits And Risks Associated With Investment In Area C What Are The Current Policies If Any In Place For Investing In Area C Based On Established Research What Are Procedures That Need To Be Taken To Legally And Constructively Invest In Area C Based On Established Research How Can The Risk Of Investing In Area C Be Minimized Or Shared With The Government What Is The Most Efficient Way To Distribute The Policy Paper And Encourage Investment In Area C Both Nationally And Internationally Methodology And Action The Following Methodology Will Be Applied In Carrying Out The Consultancy As Outlined A Desk Review Of Existing Literature On The History And Legal Premises Of Annexation Especially Of Area C And Its Negative Effects On Investment Opportunities In That Area He She Should Also Review Past And Current Work Projects In Relevant Areas And Highlight Strengthens Weaknesses And Opportunities Conduct Research On Past Investments In Area C As Well As Possible Future Investment Opportunities Highlighting All Associated Risks And Benefits Conduct Meetings Periodically With Key Stakeholders And Investors In Order To Collect Updated Data Including Interviews With Ministry Of Agriculture Moa Specifically The Legal Department And Land Development Department Area C Development Committee Established By The Palestinian Ministers Councils Ministry Of National Economy And Potential Farmers Interested In Investment In Area C As Well As Other Potential Local Investors Conduct Meetings With Relevant Governmental Bodies And Report On Their Policies In Place

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