Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) Workshop June 19-24, 2011 ShareThis Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian water practitioners are invited to apply for the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) workshop from June 19-24, 2011 on Kibbutz Ketura, Israel. WEAP is useful microcomputer tool for integrated water resources management that goes a step beyond conventional supply-oriented water simulation […]

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On April 12, under the patronage of HRH Prince Hassan Bin Talal, a GRAND OPENING ceremony was held for the Sharhabil Bin Hassneh EcoPark in Jordan. More than six years ago, FoEME began with the development of 100 dunams for an EcoPark, fencing off the area to regulate overgrazing that had contributed to the degredation […]

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TEHRAN (AFP) – Iranians are worried by crippling air pollution as “unprecedented” sandstorms mostly originating from neighbouring Iraq hit 20 provinces, forcing the shutdown of schools and government offices. The blinding sandstorms hit western, central and southern provinces on Wednesday due to winds blowing at high speed, considerably reducing visibility to as low as 50 […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) is involving hunters in its efforts to preserve wildlife, particularly globally threatened birds, conservationists said on Thursday. With over 4,000 registered hunters in Jordan, conservationists believe raising their awareness of globally threatened species and the importance of abiding by hunting regulations […]

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By Simona Sikimic BEIRUT: Environmental degradation and climate change are harming economic growth and social development in Lebanon, audiences heard Thursday. The warning was made by several regional climate experts gathered in Beirut for the first MEDGREEN conference, which has brought together over 160 delegates from 20 countries to evaluate the “Impact of Integrated Clean […]

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By Kamal Taha Agence France-Presse AMMAN – Following the nuclear disaster in Japan, experts in Jordan want their energy-poor country to drop its ambitious plans to generate atomic power, despite reassurances by the Kingdom’s nuclear regulator. “The project lacks environmental assessment and feasibility studies,” environment ministry adviser Rauf Dabbas told AFP. “We do not know […]

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By Ian Goldin AMMAN – The low price of water is the main factor preventing water conservation in rural Jordan, according to a report issued by the International Water Association (IWA). In contrast, higher prices would provide economic incentives for farmers to be more water efficient and the conserved water could help supply the rising […]

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Fund chaired by former U.S. vice-president and Nobel prize recipient Al Gore increases to $40 million the investments raised by green technology company Tigo. By Haaretz Service A fund chaired by former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore is investing $10 million in an Israeli solar energy company, Army Radio reported Wednesday. The green technology company Gore’s […]

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By YUVAL AZULAI / GLOBES 04/13/2011 20:19 Gore’s cleantech fund to finance Tigo Energy Inc., which develops solutions to maximize output by photovoltaic installations. Talkbacks (2) Tigo Energy Inc. has raised $10 million in its third financing round plus a $10 million credit line from Climate Solutions Fund LP, managed Generation Investment Management LLP, whose […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Starting this year, millions of native trees, some under the threat of extinction, will be planted within a “Green Corridor” that extends from Irbid in the north to Aqaba in the south. The Green Corridor, announced on Tuesday, is a sustainable agro-forestry initiative that aims at expanding Jordan’s limited green […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/13/2011 03:04 Next step is to use organic wastes to create fuel for coal-fired power plants. In an effort to combat the annual dumping of 250,000 tons of sludge into the Mediterranean Sea from the Dan Region Wastewater Treatment Plant, a network of companies have come together to launch a technology that […]

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By Sam Bahour “Store in a clean, dry and cool place” – Text from Coke, Sprite, Jericho Water, etc. labels On Hippocrates Street in Ramallah, two blaring examples of the schizophrenic nature of Palestinian “development” are in full view for all to see, yet, sadly, few are moved to take action. On one side of […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/13/2011 19:21 Friends of the Earth Middle East slam request from Environmental Protection Ministry to dump wastewater into streams and sea. The environmental organization Friends of the Earth Middle East slammed the Water Authority on Wednesday for seeking permission from the Environmental Protection Ministry earlier this week to dump 500,000 cubic meters […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/12/2011 03:25 Green index shows nation’s cities generally doing “good job” raising environmental awareness, but Netanya, Rehovot fare poorly. Talkbacks (1) The nation’s cities are generally doing “a good job” raising environmental awareness among their residents and advancing long-term policy changes, according to a first annual green index released on Monday by […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/12/2011 03:33 Municipal company embarks on effort to build treatment facility for capital’s solid waste. Jerusalem Wastewater Purification Enterprises, a subsidiary of the city’s Hagihon water company, is in the initial stages of planning a solid waste treatment facility in the Atarot area as a longterm solution to the capital’s trash disposal […]

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By Mohammed Zaatari The Daily Star SIDON: Sidon’s municipality will embark on a plan to rehabilitate a beach in the southern coastal city by furnishing it with sand, in preparation for the summer season. The city’s municipal council decided during a session last week to buy hundreds of tons of sand for the beach in […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Desalination of sea water is the solution to Jordan’s water crisis, particularly since demand for the precious resource surges by 6 per cent every year, Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohammad Najjar said on Sunday. Over the past three decades, the depletion of underground water has surpassed the safe limit […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – A total of 15 million cubic metres (mcm) of treated wastewater will be pumped into the King Abdullah Dam annually as of 2014, under the first phase of a multimillion-dinar project. The project, which will generate an additional 20mcm by the year 2020, seeks to provide farmers in the Jordan […]

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By Ahmad Khatib Agence France Press AMMAN: In its desperate efforts to battle chronic water shortages, Jordan, one of the world’s 10 driest countries, is now mulling “unconventional” and “environmentally unfriendly” plans, experts say. The challenge is huge for this tiny country where desert covers 92 percent of the territory and the population of 6.3 […]

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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – Israeli forces demolished a water well in Al-Khader village in Bethlehem on Monday. The well belongs to farmer Muhammad Issa and his brothers. He told Ma’an that he checked his land on Wednesday and his farm and it was all fine but when he arrived Monday the well was demolished and his […]

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