The startups will use the money to further their efforts in addressing the pressing global climate crisis. By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMANFEBRUARY 29, 2024  Seven Israeli climate tech start-ups received a combined more than $1.3 million in funding to further their efforts in addressing the pressing global climate crisis. The awards, part of the start-up track of the Climate […]

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By Saeb Rawashdeh – Mar 14,2024  AMMAN — Due to its arid climate and increasing population, Jordan’s water resources are rapidly depleting and without significant interventions, the situation is likely to further deteriorate. According to the UNICEF report for the last year, less than 100 cubic metres of renewable water resources are available per person annually in […]

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Mar 03,2024. Qu Dongyu The world is facing a major challenge in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 2(SDG2), which seeks to eliminate hunger and all forms of malnutritionby 2030. This is particularly true inthe Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, whichin recent years has experienced a worrisome surge in food insecurity. This dire […]

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For years, Fatima Mhattar has welcomed shopkeepers, students, bankers and retirees to Hammam El Majd, a public bath on the outskirts of Morocco’s capital, Rabat. For a handful of change, they relax in a haze of steam then are scrubbed down and rinsed off alongside their friends and neighbors. The public baths — hammams in […]

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US military says Iran-aligned group is being reckless with attacks on shipping in the Red Sea off Yemen’s shores. Al Jazeera 24 Feb 2024 The United States military has warned of an “environmental disaster” after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a cargo ship caused an oil slick in the Red Sea. The Iran-aligned […]

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The plan to target Hamas involves filling parts of a 500-kilometre-long network of underground tunnels. Researchers warn this could affect Gaza’s water supplies. 02 February 2024 By Josie Glausiusz Israel’s military has begun injecting “high-flow” seawater into Hamas-built tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip as part of its attempt to “neutralize terrorist infrastructures”. On 30 January, the […]

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The receding of the Dead Sea is an urgent environmental problem that directly affects Jordanian tourism industry By Saeb Rawashdeh – Feb 12,2024 AMMAN — Revda Wardeh visits Jordan and the Dead Sea a few times a year with her Greek Cypriot husband. Running away from her hectic work at a brokerage company in Limassol, she chills […]

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Tel Aviv University researcher who took part in the new study says its unprecedented scale and results should make Israel invest in climate change plans A comprehensive international study joined by a researcher from Tel Aviv University examined the effects of extreme drought on grassland and shrubland ecosystems and found that regions with dry climates […]

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By Rana Tayseer – Feb 15,2024  Experts differ on the importance of establishing three new coral nurseries in carefully selected locations in Aqaba (JT File photo) AMMAN — Experts have called for increased protection of the Red Sea coral reefs of Aqaba but differed on mechanisms regarding the establishment of new coral nurseries. The Marine Science Station […]

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Participating teams have successfully removed submerged waste’ by JT – Feb 07,202 The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority launches a campaign aimed at the cleaning of the sea floor in the Middle Beach area, in Aqaba (Petra Photo) AMMAN — The Royal Naval Force and Royal Boats, the Civil Defence Directorate and the Royal Department for Environment […]

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“I am happy to join Ben-Gurion University and lead an institution based on a vision that will revolutionize environmental and climate policy in Israel,” Zandberg said. By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN. FEBRUARY 13, 2024  Former enviromental protection minister Tamar Zandberg will head up the new National Institute for Climate Policy Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The […]

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February 2024 AMMAN: Jordan’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh on Monday lauded the country’s collaboration with partners to establish a green hydrogen investment infrastructure, the Jordan News Agency reported. He was speaking after the first roundtable talks dedicated to green hydrogen investors, which saw participation from members of the National Committee for […]

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28/2/2024 The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has launched the ‘Abu Dhabi Odorous Gases Monitoring Network’ as part of a drive to improve environmental protection, reduce nuisance and improve citizens’ and residents’ quality of life. The project is aligned with the UAE’s environmental vision of sustainable development and pollution prevention. Throughout the multi-phased five-year […]

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RIYADH: Princess Abeer bint Saud bin Farhan Al-Saud recently became the first person from Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf region to go on a research expedition to the remotest parts of the Antarctic continent. In November, the princess was among 80 people selected from a pool of 1,800 applicants from 45 nations who joined […]

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As the Israeli army prepares for fighting Hezbollah in the north, it breaks new roads for tanks at the landscape’s expense. Battles with Hamas in the south have caused fires in several nature reserves, and stray dogs wandering across the border raise fears of disease epidemics Zafrir Rinat. Feb 13, 2024 Since Israel’s war with […]

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The report said that the upper layer is warming at 0.13 degrees Celsius yearly because of global warming. By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN. FEBRUARY 6, 2024 The Mediterranean Sea’s upper layer is warming significantly faster than the global forecast, according to a report issued Monday. The report, issued by Israel’s energy and environmental protection ministries and the Oceanographic […]

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The company and two company officials were convicted of responsibility for the oil leak that caused ‘one of the largest ecological disasters in the country’s history.’ The offenses could have carried a sentence of up to three years in prison, but the agreement calls for monetary fines alone Zafrir Rinat. Feb 11, 2024 The Be’er […]

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By JT – Feb 08,202 AMMAN — Minister of energy and mineral resources, Saleh Kharabsheh, on Wednesday affirmed that Jordan is steadily moving towards a green hydrogen economy, at the opening of the workshop titled “Studying the Legislation Regulating Green Hydrogen in Jordan”. Kharabsheh said that the ministry has signed 12 memorandums of understanding and one framework […]

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‘Participating teams have successfully removed submerged waste’ By JT – Feb 07,2024  The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority launches a campaign aimed at the cleaning of the sea floor in the Middle Beach area, in Aqaba (Petra Photo) AMMAN — The Royal Naval Force and Royal Boats, the Civil Defence Directorate and the Royal Department for Environment […]

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Every year, vast quantities of plastic waste end up in the sea, and following the recent storms in Israel, a significant amount of this waste was deposited onto several Israeli beaches Ilana Curiel| February 13, 2024 Disposing of waste, even into the Mediterranean Sea, does not make it vanish. Footage from Israel’s Gador Sea Reserve […]

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