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In crowded camps, Palestinians garden on rooftops

Hundreds of gardens have sprung up on the roofs of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Planted by NGOs or residents, they serve as shelters and vegetable gardens in times of crisis. Is their model sustainable? (Image: Ahmad Zaazou, Palestinian resident and coordinator of the NGO Jafra in the camp of Bourj al-Barajneh, in Lebanon. – Philippe Pernot/Reporterre)