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Archives for May, 2024

Restoring AlUla’s natural balance, advancing sustainable desert tourism – Arab News

STEPHEN BROWNE. May 03, 2024 Short Url https://arab.news/2dfp9 AlUla, the ancient oasis in the northwest of Saudi Arabia, is currently undergoing a comprehensive regeneration aimed at rejuvenating its native flora and fauna. This is crucial for reinstating the ecological equilibrium and embracing international conservation standards while fostering sustainable tourism practices. The Royal Commission for AlUla […]

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Biodiversity should be represented in conservation planning – Arab News

HANY TATWANY. May 17, 2024 Short Url https://arab.news/yh4js Saudi Arabia covers an area of more than 2 million square kilometers, ranking it 13th in the world in terms of land size, and the second-largest Arab country after Algeria. The Kingdom occupies four-fifths of the total area of the Arabian Peninsula, and is considered the largest […]

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Green business and communities must partner to save the environment – Arab News

RAED ALBASSEET. May 11, 2024 Short Url https://arab.news/wvewn Experts and advanced technologies can only do so much to protect the environment. Effective stewardship of a natural habitat hinges on the involvement of the people who live and work there. Communities understand local environmental issues from firsthand experience. They are personally affected. They are the ones […]

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The Arab Energy Fund and Dussur sign $200m MoU to boost greenfield energy projects – Arab News

May 19, 2024 Short Url https://arab.news/7jyey RIYADH: Greenfield energy projects are set to receive a boost, as The Arab Energy Fund has signed a $200 million funding agreement with the Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Co.  A memorandum of understanding was executed between the energy-focused financial institution TAEF and the Saudi-based industrial investment and development company, […]

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Dubai diverts 20 tonnes of Hatta trash from landfills daily – Gulf News

Dubai Municipality launches Hatta waste management project Published:  May 15, 2024 Dubai: Up to 20 tonnes of municipal waste is diverted from landfills daily, thanks to a strategic sustainable waste management project launched by the Dubai Municipality in the Hatta region in collaboration with Imdaad. Part of the “Zero Waste in Hatta” campaign, the project includes […]

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Israel issues only temporary extension to water deal with Jordan – YNET

Agreement providing kingdom with 50 million cubic meters of water annually is part of 1994 peace deal; Israeli decision comes despite Jordanian request for 5-year renewal and amid growing tensions between nations over war   Itamar Eichner|. 05.16.24 Israel renewed its water supply deal with Jordan for half a year on Thursday, despite the Jordanians’ request […]

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Updates – Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

May 7 Two encouraging pieces of news. Five of the seven Watergen systems that we deployed in Gaza have survived the war according to our partners at Damour. As you’ll recall, these systems generate clean drinking water and prior to the war they provided 10 million liters of water. We have also been nominated for […]

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Arava Institute students reflect on their experiences living at the Institute after October 7 – Arava Institute

We lived together, people from all around the world, Israeli and Palestinian, while a horrible war was happening, and we succeeded to be a light for each other, to support each other’s pain and loss and to believe that there should, and there is, another way. Inbar, Jewish Israeli student, Fall 2023 One evening as […]

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Water for peace? First, stop it becoming a weapon of war – The New Humanitarian

22 March 2024 Professor Lyla Mehta Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies and Norwegian University of Life Sciences Dr. Alan Nicol Principal Researcher – Politics of Water, Climate Change and Migration, International Water Management Institute As conflicts continue to rage in Ukraine and parts of the Middle East and Africa, the impact has not been […]

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Coalition of academics nominate Israel’s Arava Institute for Nobel Peace Prize – Jerusalem Post

The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies mission is to “meet the Middle East’s environmental challenges with innovative peace-building solutions.” Will this win them the Nobel Peace Prize? By JERUSALEM POST STAFFMAY 1, 2024 The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES), an Israel-based research center, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by a group of […]

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Don’t be afraid for the marshes – Al Jazeera

By Stephen Lonergan Published On 4 May 20244 Abu Abbas knew more about the Iraqi Marshes than most, having lived there his entire life. So when the Iraqi government of former dictator Saddam Hussein drained the wetlands of southern Iraq in the early 1990s, Abu Abbas witnessed the devastation. Then a decade later, as young men […]

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Jordan – UK partners for initiative to enhance climate predictions, weather warnings – Jordan Times

 May 01,2024 The UK announces its support for the Government of Jordan’s climate ambitions through the Jahez (Ready) Project (Photo courtesy of British Embassy) AMMAN — The UK announced its support for the Government of Jordan’s climate ambitions through the Jahez (Ready) Project. This initiative, part of the Climate-Refugee Nexus Initiative, launched by King Abdullah […]

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Israel’s climate tech: Visionary or hollow? Jerusalem Post

Inside Israeli Innovation with Maayan Hoffman: Season 2, Episode 12 By JERUSALEM POST STAFF. MAY 1, 2024 This week, on Inside Israeli Innovation, host Maayan Hoffman delves into climate technology, talking with two industry leaders about whether the country’s advancements could play a pivotal role in combating global warming and saving the planet. Guy Cherni, co-founder and managing […]

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Saving the Israeli vulture: A lifeline for the biblical bird of prey – Jerusalem Post

Until the 1950s, there were still an estimated 1,000 pairs of vultures in Israel. Today, there are fewer than 200 such birds.  By ANAV SILVERMAN PERETZ. MAY 4, 2024  Over 150 years ago, Henry Baker Tristram, a British clergyman, Bible scholar, explorer, and ornithologist from rural northeastern England, stood under the blue skies of the Land […]

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The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi Assesses Microplastic Levels in Abu Dhabi’s Marine Environment – Environment and Development

2/5/2024 The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) and the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC) announced a landmark partnership to address the growing global challenge of microplastic pollution in the Abu Dhabi marine environment. This pioneering study, the first of its kind in the emirate, marks a crucial step in understanding and mitigating the impacts […]

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Saudi Arabia’s on the frontline of battle against climate change – Arab News

MANAL AL-BARAKATI. May 04, 2024 Short Url. https://arab.news/r7n8j RIYADH: As temperatures continue to rise worldwide, the Arab region is on the frontline of the battle against climate change. In the global race to achieve net-zero, the Middle Eastern countries face unique challenges that compound the urgency of tackling this environmental crisis to safeguard their future. The […]

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Eastern Province showcases environmental opportunities during investment forum – Arab News

Short Url https://arab.news/v4und. May 05, 2024 RIYADH: Investors eyeing environmental opportunities in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province stand to benefit from a forum held on May 5, amidst efforts to preserve natural resources.  Organized by the Eastern Chamber under the theme “Restoration and Sustainability,” the Environmental Investment Forum 2024 aims to underscore the importance of ecological […]

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