Urban areas are sensitive to floods, heat waves, droughts, and other extreme events. Rapid population growth and urbanization are contributing to the sensitivity of cities to climate. [...] Rapid urbanization is occurring because of high fertility rates, substantial rural-urban immigration, and the concentration of economic activity in urban areas.

[...] Drought allows build-up of solid waste and sediments that can block storm-water drains, impeding the flow of water from the impacted area and polluting a wider area. The overstretched infrastructure is further pressured by increasing urban growth and rural to urban migration.

Fishermen are also often intimidated and displaced by Israeli armed forces.

Extreme weather events can also lead to a range of psychological impacts due to loss, social disruption, displacement, and repeated exposure to natural disasters.