Jordanian children the world’s 94 most vulnerable — Children’s Climate Risk Index By JT – Aug 21,2021     Young people living in Jordan are among those at risk of the impacts of climate change, which threatens their health, education and protection, according to a UNICEF report (Photo courtesy of UNICEF) AMMAN — Young people […]

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Aug 23,2021 AMMAN — The ministries of Environment and Agriculture on Monday signed 17 cooperation agreements with environmental and charity associations and local authorities, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The agreements came within the National Reforestation project, which aims to plant 10 million trees in five to 10 years in cooperation with public institutions […]

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More than 70 percent of Lebanon’s population faces critical water shortages, UN children’s agency warns. By Mohammed Hussein and Mohammed Haddad25 Aug 2021|Updated: 26 Aug 202106:16 AM (GMT) Lebanon’s water supply system is on the verge of collapse. In July, a report published by UNICEF warned that most water pumping would gradually cease across the country within four to […]

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Source Associated Press: reported the same in both sources. A massive oil spill caused by leakage from a power plant inside one of Syria’s oil refineries is spreading along the coast of the Mediterranean country, Syria’s state news agency said and satellite photos showed Wednesday. SANA said the spill reached the coastal town of Jableh, […]

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Two Israeli electronic disposal companies were fined 1.8 million NIS and 100,000 NIS respectively after significant violation in government regulations. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   AUGUST 27, 2021 A large ball depicting the earth is filled with empty water bottles at an environmental happening held by the Old City of Jerusalem on “Save Earth Day’. […]

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Some experts urged PM Bennett to set a more ambitious target for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, sources say Lee Yaron Aug. 25, 202 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held his first meeting with climate experts on Tuesday, in preparation for his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday. Some of the experts who […]

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Marco Ferrari, Al Arabiya English Published: 25 August ,2021 What was once the Middle East’s largest lake has shrunk by more than half since the 1990s, and there are concerns it will disappear completely, CNN reports. Lake Urmia in Iran measured at 5,400 square kilometers in the 1990s. Today it is only 2,500 square kilometers. […]

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Published: 20 August ,2021 Heavy rain that results in flash flooding in the UAE has become longer-lasting over the past two decades, a study by local researchers have found. The research at Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi and the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) indicates these events in the southeastern Arabian […]

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With its extreme heat and dry conditions, the United Arab Emirates has found it challenging to cut greenhouse gas output. By Verity Ratcliffe Bloomberg 24 Aug 2021 The United Arab Emirates is assessing plans for a net-zero emissions target, a process that may not be finished in time for the COP26 climate talks. While the country is […]

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Aug 20,2021     AMMAN — Mahmoud Qudah Park in East Amman was inaugurated on Thursday following its rehabilitation as part of the “Improving Living Conditions in Disadvantaged Areas in Amman through the Implementation of Green Infrastructure” (ILCA) project. The ILCA project was implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of […]

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As the latest wildfires amply demonstrate, the effects of climate change are now upon us. But the region is wholly unprepared to deal with them David Rosenberg Aug. 19, 2021 The wildfires in Israel, Turkey, Algeria and Morocco are either out or under control. But they were extraordinary enough in scope and speed of spread […]

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The unfolding water crisis will soon become an ‘unprecedented catastrophe’ across Syria and Iraq, NGOs say. Al Jazeera 23 Aug 2021 More than 12 million people in Syria and Iraq are losing access to water, food and electricity, 13 aid groups warned in a report as they called for urgent action to combat the severe […]

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A study found that hematite might be at the center of the way to make solar energy possible across large areas and through long-term sunless periods. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   AUGUST 21, 2021 New research conducted at the Technion may be instrumental in solving problems with solar energy. The study, which was published in […]

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By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   AUGUST 22, 2021 1 A bid for plans for a 300-megawatt solar farm in Israel that will provide significant electricity reserves for the country received 11 proposals from national and international groups on Thursday. The farm, together with an energy storage facility, is intended to be built near Dimona. The […]

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In Turkey, climate action is in a state of limbo. Karim Elgendy Sustainability consultant based in London 20 Aug 2021 The forest fires that raged across the Mediterranean for the past few weeks have brought levels of devastation to the Southern coast of Turkey not seen in decades. With almost 300 blazes and a total […]

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It wasn’t a late-night craving that brought Ayla to a Beirut cafe but the air-conditioning that let her children, slouched in a sofa next to her, get some proper rest. Lebanon’s energy crisis is dragging people to unlikely places in their desperate quest for life’s essentials, be it fresh air, electricity, a working fridge or […]

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August 22, 2021 The U.N. children’s agency earlier has warned that Lebanon’s lengthy power cuts are impeding access to safe water. “More than four million people across Lebanon… face the prospect of critical water shortages or being completely cut off from safe water supply in the coming days,” UNICEF said in a statement. “UNICEF is […]

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Opinion | The House Is on Fire? In Israel, Just Blame It on an Arab – Haaretz Shira Makin Aug. 23, 2021 6:47 PM Who wants to play “Who’s to blame for the wildfires?” – an award-winning game show, in which contestants vote on suspects in the fires that destroyed thousands of acres of forest […]

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Wadi Feynan copper mining will pose grave threat to archaeological, environmental treasures — scholar By Saeb Rawashdeh – Aug 22,2021 The interior of Um Al Ammid Roman copper mine in Wadi Feyan (Photos courtesy of ACOR/Jane Taylor Collection) AMMAN — Both the cultural and environmental heritage of Wadi Feynan are supposedly protected by the Law […]

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A leading environmental group warns the proposal would harm ‘one of the most sensitive and rarest nature sites in Israel’ Zafrir Rinat Aug. 19, 2021 An Interior Ministry plan to promote construction of tourism facilities in the undeveloped southern Gulf of Eilat has sparked fierce opposition by environmental organizations. The proposal, drawn up by the […]

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