Environment and Climate in the Middle East

Recent Posts

• Symposium on Regional Cooperation on Reclaimed Water – EcoPeace
• New proposals may help resolve Israel/Lebanon oil, gas dispute – YNET / Naharnet
• Hamas, Netanyahu and Mother Nature – New York Times
• 10 fires break out in Israel from Gaza incendiary kites – YNET
• Israel avoids purchasing Supertanker to fight mass fires – YNET
• NGO warns of ‘major pollution’ to Azraq aquifers – Jordan Times
• Wasted opportunities: Recycling stalls due to sorting problems and Chinese clampdown – Haaretz
• Ministry to follow up on water supply to avoid cuts during eid – Jordan Times
• Online database on Kingdom’s fauna and flora available to public – Jordan Times
• Azraq Wetland Reserve opens new trail in wild part of site – Jordan Times
• Environmental Peacebuilding Newsletter June 2018
• Brushfires rage in the South from incendiary kites launched from Gaza – Jerusalem Post / YNET
• Kite terrorism’s catastrophic damages revealed – YNET
• Water deficit drops by 8 per cent thanks to ‘more efficient supply’ – Jordan Times
• Authorities foil attempt to dig illegal well in Irbid – Jordan Times
• Water level at country’s dams ‘acceptable’ given year’s circumstances – Jordan Times
• Lebanon to Begin Offshore Oil Exploration – Naharnet
• Egypt to eliminate most dangerous garbage dumps by 2019: Environment Minister – Egypt Independent
• Superman coral in Red Sea can take climate change but not sewage too, scientists warn – Haaretz
• Over 300 incendiary kites flown into Israel since April 13 – YNET
• Navy veterans gear up for last stand on Kishon dives – YNET
• Water self-reliance remains elusive (editorial) – Jordan Times
• 120mcm of fresh water saved through water theft crackdown campaign – Jordan Times
• 20 per cent of water sector’s electricity to soon come from renewable sources – Jordan Times
• Israelis asked to cut down shower time in bid to combat five-year drought – Haaretz
• Kill those invaders or welcome them? Scientists split over invasive species = Haaretz
• Israel is stuck in traffic with a PM who hates the word ‘public’ = Haaretz
• Nile dam won’t harm Egypt, says new Ethiopian leader – Al Arabiya
• Major drop in Mediterranean pollution off Israeli coast, report says – Haaretz
• Israel has world’s greatest poultry-related carbon footprint – Jerusalem Post
• Kingdom updates plan to eliminate persistant organic pollutants – Jordan Times
• Widely-used herbicide in Israel linked to Parkinson’s stirs debate – Haaretz
• Experts call for independent study into environmental impact of copper mining in Dana – Jordan Times
• EU, EBRD to improve wastewater services for over 105,000 people – Jordan Times
• EBRD, UK to provide JD22m to cut Amman’s solid waste – Jordan Times