Drought-like conditions coupled with chronic water shortages due to restricted access of Palestinians to their water resources has been threatening the livelihoods of thousands of poor farming families in the West Bank, especially those dependent on rain-fed crops and livestock as an indispensable supplementary source for their income and food security. As a result, herders and farmers have been utilizing negative coping mechanisms such as selling productive assets to deal with their growing marginalization. This further erodes their ability to provide for themselves in the long term, making them even more vulnerable.

Under this practice, the following problems are addressed: limited access to water resources and poor resource management; erratic and reduced rainfall; and lack of financial resources and capital investment.