A ministerial committee tasked with devising a new waste management plan on Wednesday held its first meeting at the Grand Serail under Prime Minister Saad Hariri, as a panel member said the incineration waste treatment approach has surfaced as a “serious” alternative to landfills. “Another meeting has been scheduled for February 18 to continue the […]

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A number of attempts have been made in recent years to supply sand along the cliffs, but embarrassingly, much of what was distributed has already disappeared. Zafrir Rinat Feb 09, 2017 Ships cruising close to the shore and shooting out large quantities of sand from a long pipe will most likely become a common sight […]

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Shrinking land, drought and algae growth put stress on UNESCO site as tourist arrivals grow after lifting of sanctions. Mohammad Ali Najib | 11 Feb 2017 It has been more than a year since international sanctions against Iran were lifted, symbolically reopening the country to the rest of the world. While political tensions between the […]

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A slew of water treatment plants has greatly reduced Israel’s dependence on rainwater. But desalination may also be adversely affecting the environment and people’s health. Zafrir Rinat Feb 06, 2017 Israel has pumped increasing quantities of water from the Mediterranean Sea in recent years. The series of desalination plants built along the coast is supplying […]

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Despite improved power supply, Palestinians in besieged strip say durable solutions must be implemented. 01 Feb 2017 Farah Najjar Farah Najjar is an online producer at Al Jazeera English. Despite a temporary improvement in power supply, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip say the lack of consistent access to electricity has made their lives unbearable and […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Feb 04,2017 AMMAN — Four drones will be released over the forests of the northern governorates in spring to monitor and record violations on trees, according to Minister of Agriculture Khaled Hneifat. The drones will be released in April, Hneifat said, noting that the ministry will purchase them at a cost […]

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Urgent Matters Judge of Baabda Hassan Hamdan ordered the permanent closure of the controversial Costa Brava landfill effective in four months, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday. The judge gave four months time period for the closing date, to pave way for concerned municipalities to find an alternative for the dump that receives the […]

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President Michel Aoun revealed Monday that a new waste management plan for the country will be “announced soon.” “A new waste management plan will be devised and its implementation will relieve the Lebanese regions of this crisis,” Aoun told a delegation comprising the heads of Lebanon’s municipal unions. “This plan takes into consideration the interests […]

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Court accepts appeal by Finance Ministry to temporarily ban Jerusalem municipality from staging strike of educational institutions, as residents forced to endure the continuing inconveniences of sanitation strikes, leading to littered streets and a partially crippled light rail. Ynet writers|Published: 30.01.17 , 11:06 Jerusalem’s residents awoke to a partially crippled light rail system caused by […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Feb 05,2017 AMMAN — Forty-four factories and vocational workshops were closed down and received warnings during January for breaching health and environment regulations, an official at the Environment Ministry said on Sunday. In addition, the ministry has referred a scrap warehouse in Zarqa Governorate, around 22km northeast of Amman, to court […]

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By Suzanna Goussous – Jan 26,2017 AMMAN — Following up on its pledge to “turn Amman into an eco-friendly city”, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) will install LED lights on streets around the capital, the municipality’s council said on Thursday. Late last year, the municipality installed several LED lighting units on main roads in the […]

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There’s money in that half-eaten peanut butter sandwich or leftover pizza now making its way into your kitchen dustbin, says Dubai Carbon. Wet organic waste such as leftover household food or restaurant waste can be converted using heat and spinning technology to create what are called biosolid fuels. And those environmentally friendly fuels can be […]

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03 Feb 2017 07:23 GMT | Danielle Douglas Ouarzazate, Morocco – The southern sun bakes down upon Morocco’s 580-megawatt solar plant, in line to be the largest in the world upon its completion in 2018. This $9bn plant, known as Noor – “light” in Arabic – positions Morocco as a global leader in sustainable energy […]

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