A conference entitled “Building Cross-border Environmental Agreements between Israel, Jordan and Palestine”, held September 7-8,brought together over 50 participants who formed working groups and plan to take action in the coming year on critical environmental needs across the region. The Institute hosted this conference as an inaugural step towards the fulfillment of its mission to […]

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Yaseen M. Khayyat Oct 19,2016 As minister of environment, my team and I face daily an array of pressing threats against our environment that need to be dealt with. Environmental violations caused by industrial pollution, exhaust emissions, illegal loggers and long-term consequences of global issues like climate change and ozone depletion, to name a few, […]

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The Timna Valley, where the hotel is slated to be built, is a unique area surrounded by sandstone hills that is considered a natural wonder of global importance. Zafrir Rinat Oct 19, 2016 A controversial plan to build a hotel near the Timna Park was approved last week by the southern district’s planning and building […]

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Concept of Hima encompasses ‘humanitarian, material environment’ By JT – Oct 19,2016 – AMMAN — The concept of “Hima” is global and ever-expanding, encompassing the humanitarian and material environment, HRH Prince Hassan said on Tuesday. At the opening of the second regional Hima Forum, Prince Hassan, who is the chairman of the West Asia and […]

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Irregular meteorological conditions cause rise in pollution levels; Ministry of Environmental Protection issues special instructions to all Bazan oil refinery plants in order to avoid furthering the problem. Ynet|Published: 15.10.16 The Ministry of Environmental Protection announced on Friday that an highly irregular meteorological conditions in the area have led to the accumulation of unusual levels […]

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‘Basateen Pump Station providing 500,000 residents with regular supply of water’ By Bahaa Al Deen Al Nawas – Oct 19,2016 RUSEIFA — Water Minister Hazem Nasser on Tuesday inaugurated the Basateen Pump Station and Reservoir, built to meet the increasing demand in Zarqa’s Ruseifa District, 12km east of Amman. The new facilities are part of […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Oct 08,2016 AMMAN — The government will seize the assets of 1,829 water subscribers in the northern region if they fail to pay their bills within 60 days, an official said on Saturday. The names of water subscribers with outstanding bills have been published in the Official Gazette, an official at […]

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Minister says collected water can also reduce water bill by 40% By Hana Namrouqa – Oct 19,2016 AMMAN — Households can collect at least 50 cubic metres of rainwater from cisterns installed onto rooftops during winter, Water Minister Hazem Nasser said on Tuesday. “The collected water at cisterns can serve as a strategic reserve for […]

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AMMAN — Authorities are tracking down two people suspected of selling untreated water from a spring in west Amman’s Wadi Al Seer, a Water Ministry official said on Wednesday. A team from the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) and the Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna) inspected the area’s water sources after recording a lower flow of […]

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‘Stolen Water’ to be screened on October 19 in Amman By Hind Joucka – Oct 11,2016 AMMAN — Is water a human right or a commodity? This is the question British filmmaker Laila Khan set out to answer in her latest documentary, “Stolen Water”. Khan’s short documentary sheds light on water theft in Jordan and […]

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Israeli team’s genetic engineering technology, called Plasticure, targets mainly polyethylene terephthalate, the most common thermoplastic polymer resin used in fibers for clothing, bottles and food containers. Zafrir Rinat Oct 14, 2016 More than 300 million tons of plastic are produced every year, creating one of the planet’s gravest environmental threats. An Israeli research team believes […]

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By JT – Oct 10,2016 AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, Prime Minister Hani Mulki on Monday announced the official launch of the production phase of the Shams Maan Project for generating electricity from photovoltaic cells, according to a statement by the company. The project entails electricity generation from solar energy in the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/10/2016 The new power is being authorized to ensure that Israel achieves its goals of making 10% of the country’s electricity supply renewable by 2020. Following a two-year freeze on any new solar energy development, the Public Utility Authority said Monday it will issue more than 1,000 megawatts of fresh quotas. The […]

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AMMAN — Jordan is unique among its Middle Eastern neighbours. It lacks the large oil and gas fields typically found in its neighbouring countries, forcing it to import almost all of the energy it consumes. But what Jordan lacks in one resource it makes up for in another: sunshine. Bright days are abundant, with some […]

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AMMAN — Six Jordanian projects in the fields of environment and climate change have won 1 million euros each in grants from the EU, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Saturday. Ahmad Salaimeh, head of the mechanical engineering department the University of Jordan, said that these six projects were among 50 projects presented by […]

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Palestinians and Israelis may be politically separate, but their environmental interdependence is inescapable. The supply and treatment of water is one issue that can be leveraged for a limited form of cooperation – in both sides’ self-interest. Kate Rothschild Oct 14, 2016 Last summer I witnessed first-hand the water shortages faced by Palestinians in their […]

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Project’s third phase to conclude next year By Hana Namrouqa – Oct 11,2016 AMMAN — The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) will start generating electricity by burning methane from Ghabawi landfill by the end of 2017, a municipal official said on Tuesday. Five megawatts per hour are expected to be generated when the project’s third phase […]

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By Suzanna Goussous – Oct 11,2016 AMMAN — The Student Coalition for the Cancellation of the Gas Deal on Tuesday held its first protest on campus at the University of Jordan (UJ). Activists from various faculties and blocs rallied to raise students’ awareness of the implications of the gas deal signed in late September between […]

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Six years after a souring in ties between the two regional powers, natural gas is helping the two countries normalize ties; Following a meeting between ministers, Israel’s Minister of Energy, Yuval Steinitz says, ‘ the economic results, should be to the benefit of the people of Turkey and Israel.’ Reuters|Published: 13.10.16 Israel and Turkey agreed […]

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from Yale University Press http://yalebooks.com/book/9780300216882/land-full An assessment of how Israel’s extraordinary population growth undermines the country’s environment, social equity, and quality of life—and what must be done about it During the past sixty-eight years, Israel’s population has increased from one to eight million people. Such exponential growth has produced acute environmental and social crises in […]

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