The level of the Sea of Galilee, which has suffered from years of drought, has risen about 2 meters so far this rainy season Zafrir Rinat | Mar. 10, 2019 Following a five-year drought, particularly in the north, rainfall this year has topped multi-year averages in most of the country, improving the state of Israel’s […]

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Official says most recent overflow not expected to affect farms downstream By Hana Namrouqa – Mar 17,2019 AMMAN — For the first time since its construction over four decades ago, the King Talal Dam in Jerash overflowed thrice during the same wet season, according to a government official, who said that the Kingdom received “excellent” […]

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Jordan, Canada sign Jordan Valley JD1.5m renewable energy project deal By JT – Mar 11,2019 AMMAN — The government will compensate Jordan Valley farmers who were affected by the release of the King Talal Dam’s waters, after it reached full capacity due to the recent rains, Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said on Monday. Razzaz met […]

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New plan calls for recycling 40 percent of Israel’s plastic waste, burn another 40 percent for energy, and bury the rest in landfills Zafrir Rinat | Mar. 17, 2019 Israel produces around 1 million tons of plastic waste each year, but only a small percentage of this gets recycled. Half of the plastic products that […]

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Mar 10,2019 AMMAN — The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said it will announce in April the first batch of beneficiaries for their solar energy system programme. A total of 2,495 families nationwide have applied to benefit from the installation programme, according to a ministry statement. Energy Minister Hala Zawati said that the ministry, […]

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By Rory Quick – Mar 17,201 AMMAN — From the Jordan Valley to Wadi Rum to the 650km long Jordan Trail, which was named among 2018’s best tourist destinations by National Geographic, the British Sunday Times, the Guardian and Lonely Planet, the Kingdom offers hikers opportunities to explore “unique” locations. However, levels of rubbish have […]

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By EYTAN HALON 03/18/2019 Originally due to open in 2008, Israel’s flagship infrastructure project has been plagued by repeated lengthy delays and soaring costs. The severely delayed high-speed railway set to shuttle commuters from around the country to Jerusalem is “expected” to reach Tel Aviv’s Hagana Railway Station later this year, according to Israel Railways. […]

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Mira Maged March 15, 2019 During her visit to Kafr al-Sheikh governorate last week, Minister Yasmine Fouad presented a national plan that aims to curtail the negative impact of rising sea levels on Egyptian coasts. In October 2018, the Egyptian government signed a climate change adaptation project with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The […]

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In letter to UN head, EU foreign policy chief, and Italy, Greece and Cyprus, Beirut asks for them to honor country’s exclusive economic zone, tells Greek FM it will not allow its sovereignty to be breached Reuters|Published: 03.07.19 Lebanon on Thursday warned its Mediterranean neighbours that a planned EastMed gas pipeline from Israel to the […]

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Demonstrators staged a protest outside World Bank offices in Lebanon’s capital Monday over its key role in financing a controversial dam project that environmentalists say will destroy a valley rich in biodiversity. “Bisri Dam = Destruction, Pollution, Earthquakes” and “Save The Bisri Valley”, read banners and posters carried by the dozens of demonstrators gathered in […]

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Speaker Nabih Berri met on Sunday in Amman with Jordanian King Abdullah on the sidelines of the 29th Conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU), where discussions touched on a number of issues including Jordan’s willingness to exchange water for electricity with Lebanon, the National News Agency reported Monday. The two men discussed a joint […]

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Mar 05,2019 AMMAN — The Water Ministry and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday signed an agreement and a memorandum of understanding to rehabilitate the infrastructure in refugee-hosting communities. The $25-million memo was signed by Water Minister Raed Abul Saud and head of the ICRC delegation in Jordan, Jurg Montani, the […]

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Environment Minister Fadi Jreissati held a meeting at the ministry’s premises in the presence of Metn lawmakers where discussions tackled measures to avoid a garbage crisis as the Jdeideh-Bourj Hammoud landfill is nearing full capacity, the National News Agency reported on Monday. The meeting was held in the presence of MPs Hagop Pakradounian, Eddy Abillama, […]

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The UAE has launched a 12-year plan to protect and revive the country’s dwindling fish stocks. The plan, launched by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and the Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi on the second day of the World Ocean Summit, calls for stronger management of commercial and recreational fishing, increased aquaculture research […]

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A traditional fishing cage known to target hammour and other vulnerable species will be banned in Abu Dhabi in an attempt to save them from extinction. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment issued a resolution banning the use of gargoor cages, which are dome-shaped metal traps, following a survey that discovered a “significant decline” […]

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Research by academics at Ben-Gurion and Tel Aviv universities, in cooperation with EcoPeace Middle East NGO, shows poor infrastructure in the Strip could trigger an outbreak of diseases that would send Gazans clamoring for help from Israeli authorities. Matan Tzuri|Published: 02.26.19 The dire sanitary conditions in the Gaza Strip might have a direct impact on […]

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Climate change and conflict have left the river Jordan a stagnant stream and the Sea of Galilee critically low If Jesus were alive today, he might reconsider a baptism in the river Jordan; there’s a good chance he’d pick up an eye infection. Faecal bacteria in the pungent, murky waters have risen in recent years […]

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Clean water and Israeli-Palestinian coexistence efforts become collateral damage of new Trump administration legislation. By Tovah Lazaroff February 7, 2019 With one email, EcoPeace Middle East lost a $1.2 million grant that had been pledged to aid it in its fight for clean water for Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians. “It came as a complete surprise,” […]

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Rabbi Michael M. Cohen, blog in Times of Israel For years Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, and Israel have been locked in a Kabuki dance of violence and quiet. At times they inch towards each other only to push the other away as they purposely or inadvertently step on each other’s toes. Recent weeks saw hopeful […]

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EcoPeace in the News After a tour around the Sea of Galilea and the Jordan River with EcoPeace, The Guardian published an in-depth article this month on how ongoing conflict and drought have led to the dire situation of the Sea of Galilea and the Jordan River. EcoPeace was quoted in the article and we […]

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