Mira Maged January 23, 2020 Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has announced that January 27 will now mark Egypt’s National Environment Day, which will celebrate considerable efforts devoted by the government and civil society actors to address climate change and other environmental issues like pollution and waste management. There are two reasons behind the […]

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As Egypt marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, marine biologists are bemoaning one of the famed waterway’s lesser known legacies — the invasion of hundreds of non-native species, including toxic jellyfish and aggressive lionfish. The canal, which connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, […]

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Jan 02,2020 AMMAN — The Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC) on Thursday said that it had documented a total of 19,061 electricity theft cases in 2019. EMRC Chief Commissioner Farouq Hiyari said that 3,948 electricity theft lawsuits were filed in 2019, with courts issuing final rulings on 2,020 of the cases, according to an […]

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Released in October 2019, the book Transboundary Water Issues in Israel, Palestine, and the Jordan River Basin highlights the search for permanent freshwater agreements between Israel, Palestine, and the western portions of Jordan. Co-authored by David B. Brooks (Research Associate, POLIS Water Sustainability Project), Julie Trottier (Director of Research, France’s National Center for Scientific Research), […]

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Mark Zeitoun Professor of Water Security, University of East Anglia Muna Dajani PhD in Environmental Policy & Development, London School of Economics and Political Science Two areas farmed by Israelis for more than 50 years have recently been returned to neighbouring Jordan. The first, al Ghamr (known in Israel as Zofar), is located south of […]

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Bennett backs establishment of new reserves, some on private Palestinian land Hagar Shezaf | Jan. 15, 2020 | 10:28 PM Defense Minister Naftali Bennett approved Wednesday the establishment of seven new national parks and nature reserves in the West Bank, with some apparently to be built on privately owned Palestinian land. This is the first […]

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Coping with the hazards inherent in the use of plastic is a huge challenge worldwide. An exhibition at the Design Museum Holon displays state-of-the-art biodegradable materials, including Israeli-made innovations Naama Riba | Jan. 14, 2020 | 9:23 PM There is a rising awareness today of the consequences of the increasing production and consumption of plastic. […]

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16/1/2020 A forward-thinking Abu Dhabi effort to fast-track the fight against climate change and create a “more sustainable future for all” has been launched. The Abu Dhabi Climate Initiative – a collective campaign spearheaded by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment in tandem with Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Global Market and Hub71 […]

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Mega-sinkholes are forming as the Dead Sea shrinks. Israelis feel it’s a disaster, but the Geological Survey of Israel begs to differ and has a quirky suggestion for adapting to the evolving landscape Ruth Schuster | Jan. 19, 2020 | 6:14 PM The Dead Sea is shrinking, and parts of the shoreline are collapsing as […]

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Jan 14,2020 AMMAN — On the occasion of Arbor Day, which annually falls on January 15 in Jordan, the office of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) inspected a forest named after the FAO in Jerash and reviewed plans to protect the Kingdom’s “scarce” forests. According to an FAO statement made available to The […]

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Economic and transportation ministry ask to keep plant open as it is vital to all of Israel’s asphalt production, road development and maintenance Zafrir Rinat | Jan. 19, 2020 | 8:51 PM On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Ministry issued an injunction to the BAZAN Group and its directors ordering a halt to the activity of […]

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Activists claim the master plan to build 10,000 homes at Pi Glilot will harm several species of unique plants Zafrir Rinat | Jan. 16, 2020 A state agency is trying to fast-track a major construction plan for the Pi Glilot Junction that environmental groups say will harm the environment. The Israel Lands Authority wants that […]

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January 16, 2020 AMMAN — Authorities on Thursday resolved three major violations on the strategic carrier of the Disi Water Conveyance Project in Karak Governorate, according to a government official. The violations were reported in Qatraneh, 100 kilometres south Amman, the official said, adding that technical teams from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and […]

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Environmental Authority: Israel’s decision on nature reserves is a cover for settlement activity – WAFA RAMALLAH, Thursday, January 16, 2020 (WAFA) -The Palestinian Environmental Quality Authority today condemned the declaration by Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett regarding recognizing seven new sites in the occupied West Bank as nature reserves, and said this declaration is nothing […]

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Jan 16,2020 AMMAN — Lower House Speaker and President of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU) Atef Tarawneh on Thursday denounced Israel’s announcement of its plans to create new nature reserves and expand existing reserves in the occupied West Bank. In an APU statement, carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, Tarawneh said that the announcement […]

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JENIN, Wednesday, January 15, 2020 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers today flooded farmlands of the village of Jalboun, located to the east of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, with wastewater. Mayor of Jalboun Nidal Abu al Rub told WAFA that settlers from neighboring illegal colonial settlements have been discharging their untreated sewage for several […]

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The contract to build and run the largest solar energy plant in the world in Abu Dhabi is to be awarded within months, it has been confirmed. Bids are currently being scrutinised for the Al Dhafra facility, which will cover around 20 square kilometres, and it is hoped will be producing power by mid-2022. It […]

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The United Arab Emirates grew its renewable energy portfolio by more than 400% in the last 10 years, and is on track to double that again in the coming decade, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. chief executive Sultan al-Jaber said on Monday. “We (ADNOC) will increase our carbon capture utilization and storage program by 500% […]

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Renewable energy projects in developing nations from Cuba to Nepal are set to go ahead thanks to hundreds of millions of dirhams in UAE funding. At the 10th annual assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi, $105 million (Dh385m) in funding was announced for eight schemes in the developing world. Among the […]

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UAE residents will soon be able to buy fresher produce after plans were unveiled to grow a tonne of tomatoes a day in the Abu Dhabi desert. Madar Farms in Dubai said it would open a high-tech indoor facility by the end of the year spanning 7,000 square metres. It is said to be the […]

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