It is hard to imagine life without access to sufficient quantities of fresh water, but in some parts of the world, particularly the Middle East, that is becoming more than a theoretically disturbing possibility, as climate change, mass migration, environmental degradation, drought and political instability – among other issues – make the use and management […]

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COGAT head Maj. Gen. Mordechai writes letter imploring international community to help before an impending water crisis hits the Palestinians, who refuse to sit with the Israelis to talk about a long term water management program. Itamar Eichner|Published: 08.11.16 , 11:49 The IDF has warned the international community that the water infrastructure in the West […]

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Moha Ennaji The United Nations World Water Development Report confirms what many already know: hundreds of thousands of people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) — especially in Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — have faced the worst water shortages in decades in 2016. This is the last thing […]

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HAARETZ Israeli activist Alon Tal warns that U.S. environmental groups may be powerless to prevent President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-business outlook. Zafrir Rinat Nov 13, 2016 The election of Donald Trump to the White House cast a giant shadow over the United Nations conference on climate change, which began in Marrakesh this week. As voters in […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 11/10/2016 Trump threatened in May that as president he would cancel the agreement, describing the accord as “bad for US business” and previously calling climate change a “hoax.” As world leaders gather in Morocco for this year’s United Nations Conference on Climate Change, European Union Ambassador Lars Faaborg-Andersen called upon Israel to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 11/13/2016 This year, the five projects focus on solar energy, biomass, fuel cells and energy efficiency. In hopes of bolstering the global clean energy sector, the energy arm of the US-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation will grant $4 million to five new American-Israeli partnerships in the field. BIRD Energy is […]

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Recommendations for Green Economy and Sustainability in Rebuilding Beirut, 11/11/2016 The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) concluded its ninth annual conference, held at the American University of Beirut. The conference brought together about 500 delegates from 58 countries, representing 160 institutions from public and private sectors, universities, research centers and civil society. AFED’s […]

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By Rula Samain – Nov 12,2016 AMMAN — Media outlets play the role of communicator between specialists and the public on environmental issues, and can thus make people more environmentally responsible, sector specialists said on Saturday. Speaking at a workshop on environmental awareness among media organisations, Nabil Sharif, the director of the Imdad Media Centre […]

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A recent workshop on the role of the media in protecting the environment and raising awareness about all related issues is welcome, if long overdue. The issue is important and the media can, and should, do much more to educate the public on the many problems related to the environment. But, as the minister of […]

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AMMAN — HRH Princess Sumaya, president of the board of governors of the Amman-based Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Technology Centre, on Sunday headed the sixth meeting of the board, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. During the meeting, attendees showcased the recommendations of the technical committee and discussed endorsing a work plan […]

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A new coalition of climate groups has come together to tackle climate change in the Muslim world. Many Muslim-majority countries continue to contribute to climate change by burning fossil fuels, writes Naser Haghamed By Naser Haghamed is CEO of Islamic Relief Worldwide. For years now, a strange paradox has existed within the Muslim world. On […]

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On the edge of the Sahara desert, Morocco is building one of the world’s biggest solar power plants in a project largely funded by the European Union. It is a hard success for other African nations to match as they seek to implement a new global deal to combat climate change. The huge 160-megawatt first […]

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The Middle East’s first factory to suck carbon dioxide out of the air has begun operating in the United Arab Emirates, developers and a minister said Saturday. The plant — said to be the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa — is to capture up to 800,000 tons of CO2 […]

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Process to be implemented in cooperation with air force By Hana Namrouqa – Nov 03,2016 AMMAN — Jordan will resume during this month its artificial rainmaking attempts to increase precipitation for the 2016-2017 wet season, a government official said on Thursday. “Cloud seeding agents will be distributed over the King Talal Dam’s catchment area starting […]

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‘Owner of farm identified, search under way for rig’s owner’ By Hana Namrouqa – Nov 09,2016 A combo photo of the drilling rig confiscated by the authorities recently near the border with Syria (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Water) AMMAN — Authorities have seized and confiscated a drilling rig that was used to dig an […]

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI), in partnership with the Shouf Biosphere Reserve and in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Byblos Bank, and Radio One, organized a planting day in Maaser El Chouf as part of the #لتضل_عالعلم national awareness campaign for this year. The […]

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The planned construciton of a cement plant in the Judaean desert has angered Bedouin residents of the area as well as Israeli NGOs who fear that severe environmental damage and pollution may be caused. Elisha Ben Kimon|Published: 05.11.16 Conflict between Palestinian Police and Bedouin residents broke out this week in the Rashaida area of the […]

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On Sunday, October 30th, UN-Habitat hosted a day-long Cleaning Campaign Event in the neighborhood of Haddadine, Tripoli in Lebanon. In partnership with the Municipality of Tripoli, the Ahal El Ataa Scouts, LaVajet Cleaning Company, the Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA) and Utopia, the cleaning event aimed to spread awareness about the importance of […]

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Municipality says plan answers urban renewal need, maintaining Nir Barkat seeking a balance between resident and environmental needs. Nir Hasson Nov 09, 2016 The Jerusalem municipality has begun advancing a plan to construct 4,000 housing units in a green space in western Jerusalem. The area, known as White Ridge, expands between the Ir Ganim neighborhood […]

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And Jerusalem ‘mountain air as clear as wine’? Not along Bar-Ilan Road, judging by the Environmental Protection Ministry’s report for 2015. Zafrir Rinat Nov 07, 2016 The air quality near major traffic arteries in Israel continues to be poor and often deviates from the targets set by the Environmental Protection Ministry as suitable for preventing […]

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