Planning Administration: Global warming not theoretical

• Published date: 30 July 2024
• Author: Arik Mirovsky
• Publication title: Globes (Rishon LeZion, Israel)

According to the survey, construction in the Tel Aviv district is greatly contributing to the rise in temperatures. The sea in Haifa Bay may flood deep into the Kishon basin, while in the Arava and Golan Heights regions, temperatures will rise considerably, and in the Upper Galilee rainfall will be reduced to such an extent that it will require a change in the type of crops cultivated

The Planning Administration does not offer any operative solutions or instructions and for the time being nothing will change in the outline plans, but they state that the old planning methods cannot be maintained in the coming years and planning authorities must take into account the existence of changing climatic and environmental factors, and shape planning accordingly. For example, designing strategies for construction adapted to a desert climate, preserving mature trees and planting more trees, changing cultivation and crops, and more.

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