An app can detect invisible killers, prevent the drenching of plantations in insecticides and save farmers from catastrophic losses. By Zoe H Robbin 26 Feb 2023 Amman, Jordan – Zeid Sinokrot was an unemployed engineer in 2012 when he decided to join the family business, growing dates on a farm outside Jericho. But his father’s date […]

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An international team of scientists found that the right number of copies of a specific group of genes can stimulate longer root growth. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH FEBRUARY 26, 2023 Growing wheat in drought conditions to make bread that could feed the hungry could become easier in the future, thanks to new genetic research at the […]

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Periodically Jordan Times reports on water theft. Several reports below. 49 water theft cases detected near Kafrain Dam — PSD By JT – Feb 22,2023 AMMAN — During a comprehensive security campaign carried out in cooperation with the Public Security Directorate (PSD), the Ministry of Water and Irrigation on Tuesday announced that 49 cases of […]

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By JT – Feb 21,2023 Australian Ambassador Bernard Lynch, Swiss Ambassador Emilija Georgieva and guests during the launch of the ‘Livelihoods and Environmental Actions for Development’ project in Zubairyeh village in Shoubak, Maan, on Monday (Photo courtesy or Mercy Corps Jordan) AMMAN — Mercy Corps Jordan on Monday launched the “Livelihoods and Environmental Actions for […]

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By Mays Ibrahim Mustafa – Feb 21,2023 Seventy per cent of farmers in the northern Jordan Valley are women, according to the founder of ‘Sustainable Agriculture Association’ Waleed Al Qeshawi (Photo courtesy of Waleed Al Qeshawi) AMMAN — Faced by water shortages and rising energy costs, a group of farmers in the northern Jordan Valley […]

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By AFP – Feb 26,2023 An aerial view shows the Hadarat Bridge across the Euphrates River that is witnessing a sharp decrease in water levels, in Nassiriya, on Sunday (AFP photo) NASIRIYAH — Iraq’s Tigris and Euphrates rivers have witnessed a sharp decrease in their levels in the south of the country, officials said on […]

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23/2/2023 As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure the sustainability of Abu Dhabi’s groundwater reserves and to secure future water supplies and enhance sustainable water use measures, the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has issued a general policy for managing, organising and protecting groundwater in the emirate. The policy not only reviews the current state […]

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9/2/2023 The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) and Emirates Nature-WWF announced the launch of a comprehensive citizen science programme, under the name Sahim. The programme will engage volunteers and harness large-scale public participation in a series of projects that address real-world environmental problems, in ways that include formulating research questions, collecting and analysing data, interpreting results, […]

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22/2/2023 The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) in collaboration with Emirates Nature – WWF yesterday announced the launch of its new SAHIM app, the first-of-its-kind created to encourage citizen science. The app comes under the umbrella of the SAHIM programme – which means ‘contribute’ in Arabic – and is a comprehensive UAE-wide citizen science initiative that […]

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27/2/2023 The Ministry of Environment, with the support of the Centre for Studies and Expertise on Risks, the Environment, Mobility and Urban Planning (CEREMA) and the Lebanese Contractors Syndicate for Public Works & Buildings, organized a seminar to launch “RE-MED Community,” a platform and an application that aims to pursue the commitment to activate the […]

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npj Clean Water volume 5, Article number: 67 (2022) Abstract In 2005, Israel began using desalination to augment limited natural water supplies. While desalination has helped Israel overcome chronic water shortages, high-population growth may test this approach. We examine how three population growth scenarios (low, medium, high) could affect water demand and supply by 2065. Our projections show […]

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Israel’s government isn’t taking the necessary steps to fight the climate change crisis ■ An investigation by Haaretz indicates that in the foreseeable future, the country will face dire consequences Lee YaronI Illustrations Sharona Gonen Feb 16, 2023 At least a quarter of Israelis don’t think their government must prepare for global warming – even […]

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In a 3-hours-long private meeting with Minister Idit Silman and the ministry’s CEO, an Israeli called The Forum for Rational Environmentalism questioned the science proving that humans are causing the climate crisis and urged the ministry to focus on other problems, such as waste Lee Yaron Feb 17, 2023 High-profile Israeli climate change deniers met […]

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They say rain is a sign of good fortune – and as I write this, it has just started to rain in Israel. Good luck, Minister Idit Silman!  By JODIE COHEN FEBRUARY 17, 2023 When it rains in Israel, it really rains. The problem is that there just hasn’t been enough rainfall this winter. […]

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Illegal burning of waste is one of the main causes of carcinogenic air pollution in Israel, Otzma Yehudit’s Yitzhak Kreuzer said. By TZVI JOFFRE FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Israelis living in the West Bank warned that illegal waste fires are “killing us slowly,” during an emergency discussion concerning illegal waste fires at the Knesset’s Interior Affairs […]

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John Jeffay February 9, 2023 Technology that analyzes sewage for disease is being used to help Israel’s off-grid Bedouin communities. As many as 150,000 Bedouin – semi-nomadic desert dwellers – live with inadequate sewage systems in the southern city of Rahat and in many smaller towns and villages across the Negev. Portable smart samplers developed […]

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The tax on plastic products made life difficult for large families and institutions, but reducing the cost of ecological alternative products could work better. By JASON KORNBLUM : FEBRUARY 13, 2023 The new government’s decision to cancel the sales tax on single-use plastic tableware was bad news for anyone who cares about the environment. This […]

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20/2/2023 Dubai is now home to the world’s largest solar-powered data centre in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world. The complex is developed by Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions), a subsidiary of Digital Dewa, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. Recognised […]

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21/2/2023 Caretaker Minister of Environment Nasser Yassine launched the “One Million Trees” campaign, which extends from February 2023 until the first of March 2024, and aims to encourage all Lebanese to plant forest and fruit trees in all Lebanese regions to mitigate the impact of climate change and actively participate in Lebanon’s commitments in the […]

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17/2/2023 Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture has allocated as much as SR393 billion ($104.7 billion) for 3,300 development projects in the water sector, according to the minister Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli. The projects are set to include all stages of the supply chain and work is currently underway to either […]

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