Gaza faces its third winter with a majority of people displaced and in deteriorating shelters. 

With the Gaza Strip continuing to face a high-degree of aid access restrictions, the preparation for winter has been limited and negligible compared to scale of needs. Following the first rains on 14th November that caused significant flooding of sites and shelters, SC calls for urgent action to prepare for winter, building on the Shelter Cluster's Winterization Recommendations. 

• Snapshot of flooding from first rains in Gaza 

• Types of tents currently in Gaza 

• Perception of People in Gaza on tents and options beyond tents 

• Improving emergency shelters 

• Considerations for transitional shelters