Dear friend, We hope this newsletter finds you safe and well over the summer.  This past month saw a wealth of activities take place in education, advocacy and extensive media coverage of our work. Please do take the time to read through our updates and get inspired by the depth and breadth of what our […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Sept 12, 2022 An international human rights group called Monday on the United Nations to ensure that countries hosting its climate conference commit to meeting human rights standards after it documented instances of repression against environmental groups in Egypt, the host of COP27 later this year. Human Rights Watch said in a […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Sept 10, 2022 Ayoub Rumeihat opened his palms to the sky in prayer as he stood among tombstones for Bedouins killed in action while serving the state of Israel. Finishing the holy words, he gazed at the distant Mediterranean Sea across a valley full of olives and oak where his community has […]

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With many of the country’s ‘green’ lawmakers leaving politics or the Knesset, Israel appears to be moving backwards on environmental legislation Lee Yaron Sep 8, 2022 Environmentalists have brought about significant change across the world in recent years. They have made great strides in Germany, while in the United States they have penetrated deep into […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Sept 11, 2022 Thanks to solar energy, residents of the northern Lebanese village of Toula are finally able to enjoy ice cream again — a treat in a sun-baked country plagued by power cuts. Lebanon’s economy collapsed in 2019 after decades of corruption and mismanagement, leaving the state unable to provide electricity […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Sept 12, 2022 They literally run the country. In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, hospital courtyards and rooftops, private generators are ubiquitous in parts of the Middle East, spewing hazardous fumes into homes and businesses 24 hours a day. As the world looks for renewable energy to tackle climate change, millions of […]

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By Mohammad Ghazal – Sep 06,2022 This combo of photos shows greenhouses on a farm, a nearly empty dam and a flock of sheep on parched land (Al Rai photos) Frequent heatwaves, erratic rainfall, flash floods, drought encompass climate change in Jordan IMF says addressing water scarcity in financially sustainable manner will help preserve macroeconomic […]

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By Rana Tayseer – Sep 08,2022 AMMAN — The Jordan Environmental Union (JEU) has called for increased partnership with Chambers of Commerce and Industry as well as various business associations to address the issue of black plastic bags as environmental pollutants. “The government cannot solve the problem without partnership,” JEU President Omar Shoshan told The […]

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By Rana Tayseer – Sep 06,2022 A view of Azraq Wetland reserve (Photo courtesy of RSCN) AMMAN — Jordan was ranked third in the Arab region on the 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) developed by Yale University. At the international level, Jordan ranked 81st, according to the index.  Regionally, the UAE came in the first […]

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Aug 26, 2021 Jonathan Aikhenbaum Although there isn’t much public discussion of the issue, the Israeli government is currently reaching a critical stage in which it must decide where it really stands on the climate crisis – on the side that is fighting to alleviate the crisis, or the side that is helping to exacerbate […]

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Israel needs to raise its awareness and do whatever it can to stem the tide of climate change and global warming. By JPOST EDITORIAL Published: SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 There is no way around it: Climate change is a real and present danger to our lives and the lives of future generations. A Pew Research Center […]

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Nablus/PNN/ In Kafr Alabad, a village located between Tulkarm and Nablus, Rawan Rajab, a 22-year-old Palestinian woman, has created Blue Stone, a pro-environmental recycling initiative. From solid waste, especially glass, Rawan creates decorative stones that can be used to embellish walls or to make flower pots. “I came up with the idea of Blue Stone […]

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ICL expects to have the new coating ready for farmers in the EU by 2023 and, in order to meet expected market demand, is investing $20 million in a new production line for eqo.x release technology. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 ICL, a leading global specialty minerals company, launched eqo.x, a rapidly […]

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A new project known as the Downtown Circle could see a 550-meter-high ring surrounding the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa. By WALLA! Published: SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 If you thought that Dubai’s breathtaking architectural structures were the pinnacle of design, you should know that there is still more to aspire to. In the coming months, […]

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31/8/2022 Saudi Arabian company Alfanar said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a $3.5 billion green hydrogen project in Egypt. The facility will produce 500,000 tonnes of green ammonia, which is used in agricultural fertilisers, from 100,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year. The project is among seven MoUs signed […]

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Energy guru Eytan Sheshinski has a plan to use Israel’s sovereign wealth fund for future generations to realize the country’s climate goals Sep 5, 2022 On the day we spoke with energy guru Prof. Eytan Sheshinski, a report by the Energy Ministry was published on state profits collected from natural gas and minerals in the […]

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August 24, 2022 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Egypt and Savola Foods, the leading company in wheat-based products across the region, signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming to improve food security and climate change adaptation. The signing ceremony was attended by Minister of International Cooperation, Rania al-Mashat. This comes under state efforts to […]

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The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) yesterday launched the UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge. The pledge aims to increase the engagement of the private sector in the country’s decarbonisation drive, in line with the UAE Net Zero 2050 Strategic Initiative. The pledge forms the basis of future collaborations between the private sector, non-governmental organisations […]

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5/9/2022 The Tunisian Ministry of Environment announced it will stop production of certain types of plastic bags “banned for the internal market” because they are not biodegradable. The ban started as of 1 September.

 The decision was taken at the end of a working session, in the presence of representatives of the plastic producers Chamber […]

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Living in one of the poorest parts of the Middle East and facing some of the region’s highest fuel costs, Palestinians in Gaza are burning plastic to make affordable diesel. It’s an economic and practical solution in a territory blockaded by Israel for 15 years, but one which poses serious environmental and health risks, experts […]

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