Published 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

The Palestinian Authority and 'Climate Change' as an Emergent Public Problem

  • 1. CIRAD, Universite Montpellier (France)
  • 2. ART-Dev - Acteurs, ressources et territoires dans le developpement - UMR 5281, CNRS IN-SHS, Universite Montpellier 3 (France)

Description

'Climate change' is an oft avowed environmental priority among cooperation and development actors. The Palestinian Territories, for their part, are one of the largest recipients of international aid. To the degree that the UNPD has played a role in promoting the question of 'climate change', the dependence of the Palestinian Authority on international aid has contributed to framing this emergent public problem; its construction is anchored in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Palestinian state's demand for recognition at the international level. In the international arenas dedicated to 'climate change', what's more, the Palestinian Authority discusses this question in terms of political and climatic injustice. Two questions thus merit study: what effect does the construction of the climate problem have on the Palestinian Authority and, conversely, what effect does the Palestinian Authority have on the construction of the climate problem?

Availability note (English)

Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/crii.062.0109

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
L'Autorite palestinienne et le changement climatique comme probleme public emergent

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Critique Internationale
Journal Volume
1
Journal Issue
no.62
Journal Page Range
p. 109-123
ISSN
1290-7839