**2.3 Viability of using solar panel as the electric supply for the industrial activities in South Syria**

Conflict and war can weaken the market system. However, improving the medium-small enterprises can support local market adaptability, so that communities can secure their food needs [20].

<sup>3</sup> The Coping Strategies Index (CSI) measures behavior, in particular the things people do when they cannot access enough food, which is converted into a single index. *(IPCC Glossary)*

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Focus group discussions, with small and medium food factory owners in South Syria, indicated that high fuel and unavailability of skilled labor are the main obstacles to market participation under the recent conflict. 83 percent of the interviewed owners had confirmed the mentioned obstacles. The research assumes that applying the use of renewable energy as a source of electricity can improve the local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) productivity and can improve market system overtime of resilience. The analysis showed that the average income increased for the factories' owners. Similarly, for the factories' maximum productivity level, the average significantly increased by 31 percent. On the other hand, the working hours for factories, rehabilitated by using solar panels, were reduced by 37 percent in average. This finding highlighted the assumptions of the research, regarding the link of using renewable energy to improve the income resilience of the affected communities in South Syria.
