EcoPeace at EBRD 27th Annual meeting EcoPeace Middle East, represented by its Jordanian co-director Mr. Munqeth Mehyar, Deputy Director Ms. Yana Abu Taleb and the Water Energy Nexus project coordinator Mr. Mohammad Bundokji attended the 27th annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) held in Jordan on the 9th and the […]

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Brushfires rage in the South from incendiary kites launched from Gaza – Jerusalem Post By ANNA AHRONHEIM 06/03/2018 Teams of firefighters worked throughout the day on Sunday putting out large brush fires in fields belonging to communities in southern Israel, after they had been hit by flaming-kites launched from the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. Hundreds of […]

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Thousands of dunam of western Negev forests, nature reserves have gone up in flames in past few weeks as a result of incendiary kites; damages may take 30 years to repair, KKL says; drone captures footage of Besor Stream devastation. Ilana Curiel|Published: 06.01.18 More than 260 fires broke out in vicinity of Israel’s border with […]

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Drop in water deficit accompanied by raise in water allocations By Hana Namrouqa – May 31,2018 AMMAN — Jordan’s water deficit dropped by 8 per cent this year compared to 2017, government officials said, attributing the decline to an increase in the efficiency of the supply system, among other factors. The water deficit in 2017 […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – May 30,2018 AMMAN — Authorities on Tuesday foiled an attempt to dig an illegal well in Irbid Governorate and arrested a man in connection with the violation, according to an official source. A team from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the Public Security Department raided an olive farm in […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jun 05,2018 AMMAN — As the rainy season is officially over, officials on Monday described current water storage at the country’s dams as “acceptable” given the weak precipitations of this year’s winter. Water levels at the main dams are now a little less than half their storage capacity of 336 million […]

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Lebanon’s outgoing energy minister said Tuesday that the first phase of oil and gas exploration off the country’s coast has begun. Cesar Abi Khalil told reporters that he has approved an exploration plan submitted by three international companies who will search in two of the country’s 10 offshore blocks. Abi Khalil said Lebanon’s first well […]

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May 30, 2018 Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy stressed in a press statement on Tuesday that the Environment Ministry plans to eliminate the most dangerous garbage dumps in Cairo, Qalyubia, Monufiya, Daqaliya, and Gharbia between July 2018 and June 2019. A plan has been developed with a timeline and a budget for each garbage dump, he […]

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