Environment and Climate in the Middle East

Recent Posts

• Israel’s miraculous growth may spell its demise – Haaretz
• Proposed tunnel for Jerusalem light rail could triple project’s price – Haaretz
• Copper exploration study to determine mining potential in Dana Reserve – Jordan Times
• 16 companies compete to build 4 solar energy plants in Maan – Jordan Times
• ‘Nothing will stand in way of Red Sea-Dead Sea water desalination project’ – Jordan Times
• 5,671 cases of electricity theft uncovered since January – Jordan Times
• Authorities bulldoze their way to seal illegal well in Ramtha – Jordan Times
• 1,000 waste containers handed out to parks, forests – Jordan Times
• 11 eco-tourism natural reserves open doors to tourists – Jordan Times
• Japan delivers $7m worth of machinery to water sector – Jordan Times
• Dead Sea’s revival with Red Sea canal edges closer to reality – Jordan Times
• A rabbi, a priest and an imam walk into an environmental conference – Jerusalem Post
• Israeli firm says it can turn garbage into bio-based plastic – YNET
• ‘Owners of lands in Irbid to challenge compensation rates for their properties acquired for gas pipeline ‘ – Jordan Times
• Israeli Greens Fume as Noble Energy Asks to Block Publication of Leviathan Data – Haaretz
• British energy giant scouring Israeli energy tech with £100 million fund – Jerusalem Post
• Fight to Save Mediterranean Turtles Successful, but Far From Over – Haaretz
• Scientists Mount Emergency Rescue of Ancient Olive Trees in Negev Desert – Haaretz
• Yellow, red colored tap water alarms residents of northern Israel – Haaretz
• Kingdom seeks global community’s help to address water crisis – Jordan Times
• new publication: The Impact of Environmental Cooperation on Peacemaking: Definitions, Mechanisms, and Empirical Evidence – International Studies Review
• Public Event: PROMOTING MIDDLE EAST WATER & ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH INVESTMENT IN A WATER-RENEWABLE ENERGY EXCHANGE FOR PEACE & STABILITY – EcoPeace
• Conference Summary: The Water & Sanitation Crisis in Gaza and its Impact on Israel – Ecopeace
• Officials: Sewage waste from Israeli settlements destroys Palestinian environment, crops – WAFA
• Amman’s population increased by 1.5 million in ten years — GAM – Jordan Times
• Reforestation of 20-dunum Dibeen plot is complete – Jordan Times
• Community service to replace fines for environment violations – Jordan Times
• Man sentenced to one-year jail term for illegal well drilling – Jordan Times
• Five illegal wells sealed in Maan Governorate – Jordan Times
• Cairo governor warns against water waste – Egypt Independent
• Financing Development by Fighting Corruption – Environment and Development
• Gov’t is studying six wind, solar energy plants’ offers – Jordan Times
• Israeli Cities Take the Lead in Recycling and Renewable Energy – Haaretz
• Academics file class action suit for pollution of Negev’s Bokek stream – Jerusalem Post
• Creating Jobs and Energy from Waste – Egypt Independent