By SHARON UDASIN 12/11/2012 Mekorot vice president says because Israeli market is small, Israeli innovators must adopt an international perspective. Because the Israeli market is small, Israeli innovators must adopt an international perspective, and some of their best opportunities may now be in sustainable development around the world, experts agreed at a panel on Tuesday. […]

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Volume 17, No.177, December 2012 CONTENTS 4 Development which does not plunder the future (editorial by Najib Saab) 8 What’s at stake? (by Mathis Wackernagel) 18 The Arab ecological footprint (AFED’s 2012 report) 32 OFID’s projects for water, energy and food security (by Suleiman Al-Herbish) 34 Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences 36 Desertec […]

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Residents of eastern Hasharon region say pirate dumpsters in adjacent Arab villages cause massive air pollution; area’s Arab residents join complaint, say enforcement virtually nonexistence Alpha Shauli, Hassan Shaalan Published: 12.10.12, The Israeli and Arab residents of Israel’s Triangle area, who have been complaining for years about various environmental hazards in the area, mainly air […]

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Project would decrease air and noise pollution, but excess radiation could derail it. By Zafrir Rinat | Dec.10, 2012 The project to electrify Israel’s trains, which has been considered one of the most important transportation projects of recent years, may be delayed or even scrapped if a solution to the problem of the radiation from […]

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Basic moral principles require that Israel cease destroying cisterns that are essential for the existence of dozens of Palestinian communities. Haaretz Editorial | Dec.10, 2012 Since the beginning of the year, Israel has destroyed 35 rainwater cisterns used by Palestinian communities, 20 of them in the area of Hebron and the southern Hebron Hills. In […]

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Rana Khaled Mon, 03/12/2012 Ameer Abdulla is one of Egypt’s most prominent marine experts. His vast experience and involvement in marine conservation science both outside and inside Egypt have made him a key figure in the field in many countries around the world. Apart from being a lecturer in a number of universities internationally, he […]

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100 Million Islands of Hope The Adopt a Negotiator Project: Tracking International Efforts to Deal with Climate Change By Tariq Al-Olaimy On December 6, 2012 · The youth population in the Middle East is projected to peak at 100 million by 2035. 100 million youth will live in a… The youth population in the Middle […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Dec 09, 2012 | 22:21 AMMAN — Pumping from several water resources remained suspended on Sunday after heavy rain last week raised the turbidity levels of water, according to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. Since the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) ceased pumping from these sources last week, the water […]

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UN summit extends Kyoto Protocol to 2020 – YNET (Associated Press) Weak plan to save Kyoto pushes climate talks to brink – DAILY STAR Deal reached in Doha to extend Kyoto protocol – AL JAZEERA UN summit extends Kyoto Protocol to 2020 – YNET (Associated Press) Qatar climate change summit defies rumors of failure, ratifies […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 12/09/2012 Four American-Israeli projects in renewable energy will receive portions of $3.5 million budget allocated by the US and Israel. Four American-Israeli projects in renewable energy will receive portions of a $3.5 million budget allocated jointly by the United States Department of Energy and Israel’s Energy and Water Ministry, under the 2012 […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 12/09/2012 Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau meets Canadian counterpart Kent, agree promote UN resolution on wastewater. Canada and Israel have agreed to work together going forward to promote a United Nations resolution that would double the percentage of wastewater reused across the world, the Energy and Water Ministry said on Sunday. […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 12/10/2012 The park, named after late prime minister Ben-Gurion, will include a lake, a family recreation center, a green forest grove. Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael- Jewish National Fund will invest NIS 30 million in a new, expansive park named after David Ben-Gurion in Dimona, the organization announced on Sunday. After 10 years of […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 12/07/2012 Party head: “An independent election run was not as promising an alternative for reaching our collective goal.” Following days of internal debate, the Green Movement headed by Prof. Alon Tal has decided to join Tzipi Livni’s Knesset list, Tal told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. “After deep consideration the joint leadership […]

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Green Movement party’s convention is due to decide Tuesday whether to run independently or accept an offer from another party to run a joint slate; one possibility: Tzipi Livni’s Hatnuah party. By Zafrir Rinat Dec.04, 2012 Prof. Alon Tal has been reelected head of the Green Movement after a stormy primary that included allegations of […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 12/07/2012 Israeli IT firm Taldor launches system as part of Friends of the Earth Middle East’s “Protecting Groundwater” project. Israeli IT firm Taldor has launched a computerized geographic information system (GIS) to map treatment of environmental hazards, as part of Friends of the Earth Middle East’s “Protecting Groundwater” project. Friends of the […]

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Standoff between rich and developing countries remains as the COP18 talks in Qatar enter the final stretch. Last Modified: 07 Dec 2012 UN climate talks are heading into the final stretch with a host of issues unresolved, including a standoff over how much money financially stressed rich countries can spare to help the developing world […]

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Oil rich Gulf state seeks $109bn investment for solar energy, a move some say could revolutionise green power. Robert Kennedy Last Modified: 06 Dec 2012 Doha, Qatar – Synonymous with crude oil and the vast wealth it has bestowed, Saudi Arabia is now planning to tap its copious exposure to the sun to become the […]

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Thursday, 06 December 2012 AP ABU DHABI Covering nearly 300 football fields in a remote patch of desert, the Shams 1 solar project carries off plenty of symbolic significance for the United Arab Emirates. It will be the first, large-scale solar project in the oil-rich country when it is completed at the end of the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 12/05/2012 Energy and Water Minister Landau: Cooperation with energy superpower Russia will give facilitate development of gas market. srael and Russia will begin cooperating in the renewable energy field, officials decided on Wednesday at an annual working group meeting between the Israeli Energy and Water Ministry and the Russian Energy Ministry. As […]

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Experimental, NIS 11 million project to explore purification of lands, water in old Military Industry compound in central Israel ahead of its relocation, area’s rezoning for residential projects Avital Laha Published: 11.29.12 The Israel Land Administration will invest NIS 11 million (about $2.83 million) in an experimental project to purify underground water running under the […]

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