Environment and Climate in the Middle East

Recent Posts

• Israeli Startup Finds Holy Grail of Garbage Disposal – Haaretz
• Passover one of the ‘most wasteful’ times of the year – Jerusalem Post
• Aoun Tells Pavlopoulos Lebanon Won’t Join Gas Forum Comprising Israel – Naharnet
• Bassil Says Lebanon to Strengthen Oil and Gas Cooperation with Cyprus – Naharnet
• Parliament Approves Amendments to Implement Electricity Plan – Naharnet
• Ministry of Environment prepares for nationwide cleaning campaign on Saturday – Jordan Times
• Iran leader approves tapping sovereign fund for flood relief – Environment and Development
• Historic Water Levels at Iraq Reservoirs and Dams – Naharnet
• Butterflies swarm Lebanon’s meadows in numbers unseen for 100 years – Jerusalem Post
• Volunteers take to southern Jordan to plant trees – Jordan Times
• Climate change-driven flooding has become Trump’s ally in his war on Iran – Haaretz
• Arab states face water emergency, urgent action needed: U.N. – Environment and Development
• Electricity is a prerequisite for electric cars – Environment and Development
• Gaza animals find new home following deaths at zoo – Environment and Development / Maan
• The central problem – YNET
• Controversial hotel plan nixed in favor of nature reserve in Israel’s Arava desert – Haaretz
• The Middle East’s Authoritarians Have Come for Conservationists – The Atlantic
• Is renewable energy in Jordan victim of its success? – Environment and Development
• Environmental Peacebuilding Newsletter, April 2019 – EcoPeace
• ‘Iraq ready to embark on Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline’ – Jordan Times
• Jordan takes point on regional efforts to combat climate change – Jordan Times
• GAM cites challenges to expanding parks as WHO standards reveal ‘great shortage’ of green areas – Jordan Times
• Iran Orders Evacuation of Flood-Hit Western Cities – Naharnet
• To Prevent Water Shortages, Jordan must Act without Delay – Fanack
• Lake Kinneret is the fullest it’s been in five years, and there’s more to come – Haaretz
• Israelis and Palestinians fed up as bid to end burning of e-waste fails – Haaretz
• new publication: Beyond the pollution haven hypothesis: Where and why do e-waste hubs emerge and what does this mean for policies and interventions? – geoforum
• On World Water Day, more than 97% of Gaza water does not meet WHO standards – WAFA
• Israel discharges treated sewage into Jordan River in spite of ministry’s opposition – Haaretz
• Four of Jordan’s main dams overflow simultaneously in ‘unprecedented’ first – Jordan Times
• Water security: A critical issue for children in Jordan today and for future generations – Jordan Times
• Around 63 million Arabs lack clean drinking water: CEDARE – Egypt Independent
• Israel’s environment ministry calls to halt oil production: Shale oil and fracking too dangerous – Haaretz
• Renewables could generate 100 per cent of the UAE’s power ‘within 50 years’ – Environment and Development
• Environment action urgent, stop being complacent – Environment and Development