By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH 01/31/2018 Planting the “right kinds” of forests extensively in areas that have mostly been neglected in forestation efforts − semi-arid regions in Africa and Australia − could have a measurably positive influence on the climate and help offset a significant portion of human-induced global warming. This was discovered recently by Weizmann Institute […]

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by Mohammad Ghazal – May 09,2018 Jordan, which counts around 9.5 million people, has enough water for two million persons (File photo) DEAD SEA — With temperatures are expected to increase in Jordan by 2050 as a result of climate change and growing demand on scarce water resources, innovative solutions and better water management are […]

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Reversal undermines Water Authority’s reduction of home water consumption in face of country’s long dry spell Zafrir Rinat | May 1, 2018 | 2:46 AM A decade after the Water Authority managed to bring about a significant drop in household water usage in Israel, its achievement has eroded and during the past two years household […]

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By Ana V. Ibáñez Prieto – May 09,2018 AMMAN — The Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) on Monday was awarded the first place at the Best Water Conservation Project category in the Arab Youth Forum in Kuwait for its “Water Wise Women” initiative, aimed at raising community awareness on water security. With youth […]

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NAJIB SAAB 3/5/2018 According to a report recently released by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the Frankfurt School of Finance and Bloomberg, the sun has become the most attractive source for new investments in global energy production. Investments in solar energy reached $161 billion last year, producing 98 gigawatts of electricity. This goes far […]

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China’s GCL Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Egypt’s ministry of military production to build a solar panel facility at a cost of up to $2 billion, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported on Thursday. Under the MOU, which was signed on Wednesday, the facility will manufacture panels capable of producing 5 gigawatts (GW) […]

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By AMIR FOSTER 05/06/2018 Within a short space of time, natural gas reserves on a scale of over 1,000 BCM were found in Israel’s economic waters alone. The historic gas export agreement reported in February by the Tamar and Leviathan gas partnerships for exporting 64 BCM natural gas to Egypt is in the clear geopolitical […]

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Biggest photovoltaic energy station in country will have capacity to serve 51,000 residential units By JT – Apr 26,2018 Prime Minister Hani Mulki and Director of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Adel Hosani visit the Qweirah solar energy station on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Prime Minister Hani Mulki on Thursday inaugurated the Qweirah […]

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Drop attributed to strict measures against violators, enhanced inspection campaigns — EMRC By JT – May 05,2018 AMMAN — Electricity theft cases in the first four months of 2018 declined by 13 per cent, compared with the same period of 2017, thanks to strict measures against violators, Farouq Hiyari, chief commissioner of the Energy and […]

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May 10,2018 Chief Commissioner of the Energy and Minerals Regularity Commission (EMRC) Farouq Hiyari told the Jordan News Agency, Petra, recently that the war against electricity theft is being won, as the first four months of 2018 witnessed a decline in electricity theft cases by 13 per cent compared with the same period last year. […]

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May 08,2018 The National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) said on Friday that imported natural gas, through Aqaba Port, accounts for generating 93 per cent of the county’s energy needs and the rest is being produced by renewable energy, namely solar and wind. NEPCO signed in 2014 an agreement with Shell International, under which the compnay […]

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By Mohammad Ghazal – Apr 24,2018 AMMAN — The Jordanian Construction Contractors Association (JCCA) will not compete for any tenders floated by the government to build a gas pipeline to bring gas from Israel into the Kingdom, Ahmad Yacoub, the syndicate’s president, said on Tuesday. The association, which groups some 3,000 construction contractors firms, sent […]

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The Cabinet on Thursday approved some points of Energy Minister Cesar Abi Khalil’s electricity plan, as it requested further evaluation of the controversial issues of power-generating ships and the Deir Amar power plant. Among the approved points was “hiring a consultant to devise the book of terms needed to build power plants and tasking the […]

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President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the EU Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete discussed issues of the environment, climate change, the volume of development in the electricity sector, and the mechanisms of intensifying cooperation between Egypt and the European Union on Tuesday. Minister of Petroleum Tariq al-Mulla and the European Union Ambassador in […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Apr 22,2018 AMMAN — President of Jordan Environment Union (JEU) Omar Shoshan on Sunday called for “arranging the inner house” of the country’s over 124 environment societies and NGOs to better consolidate efforts that ensure the safety and protection of the environment. During JEU’s second national annual conference, Shoshan stressed the […]

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Almost a quarter of the world’s migratory birds are at risk and could eventually face extinction, a new report has revealed. And mankind is to blame, according the State of the World’s Birds survey, which points the finger at illegal hunting, loss of vital feeding and breeding grounds to agriculture, pesticides and poor environmental practices. […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Apr 18,2018 AMMAN — The population of waterbirds in Jordan’s eastern desert, one important route for migratory birds, is declining “remarkably” with the passing of years, an ornithologist said on Wednesday. Cycles of drought across the region is among the main reasons for the decline, the ornithologist said, citing results of […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Apr 28,2018 AMMAN — A new draft law on the management of waste is now in its final phases to becoming Jordan’s first separate contemporary waste management law that follows the international “polluter pays” principle, according to sector insiders. Environment experts described the draft law as both “timely” and “imperative”, indicating […]

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Project teaches hygiene, up-cycling, maintenance awareness By Camille Dupire – Apr 26,2018 AMMAN — Children from public schools are acquiring the responsibility of recycling and self hygiene through the “School Preservation, Maintenance and Hygiene Practices Awareness Campaign,” a nationwide project implemented by the Canadian organisation Right To Play (RTP) in partnership with the Swiss Agency […]

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From Tel Aviv to the Sea of Galilee – why can’t we keep Israel clean? Moshe Gilad | Apr. 16, 2018 | 8:09 PM | 1 A week ago, we walked along the banks of the Shikma stream in the northwestern Negev, which is particularly beautiful in the short section that crosses the dunes. On […]

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