Environment and Climate in the Middle East

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Campaigns against privatization of national parks launched – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 09/14/2011 04:22 Society for the Protection of Nature, Ir Amim launch dual campaigns against government plans to privatize 120 national parks. Talkbacks (5) Both the Society for the Protection of Nature and liberal NGO Ir Amim have launched in the past two days parallel but unrelated campaigns against government plans to privatize […]

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Tough measures to control energy – Jordan Times

By Fahed Fanek The cost of imported energy, in the form of crude oil, other petroleum derivatives and electricity, rose during the first six months of this year by JD751.5 million compared to the same period of last year. Thus, the increase in world energy prices for the whole year is expected to cost Jordan […]

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Israel asks world for help as vulture population dwindles – HAARETZ

Israel Nature and Parks Authority believes less than 40 nesting pairs of Griffon vultures are left in Israel, as opposed to nearly 1,000 before the establishment of the state. By Zafrir Rinat Protecting Israels endangered scavenger birds, especially the majestic Griffon vulture, will be the main agenda item at an international conference in Tel Aviv […]

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Egypt and Ethiopia to review Nile river dam – AL JAZEERA

Egypt says Ethiopia’s planned Nile project “could be source of benefit” as two countries open new chapter in relations. Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to review the impact of a planned $4.8bn Nile river dam, which Addis Ababa announced in March, in a bid to open a “new chapter” in once-strained relations. Ethiopian Prime Minister […]

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Water-saving devices to be installed in public schools, mosques – Jordan Times

By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Water-saving devices will be installed in public schools and mosques in Amman starting today to reduce consumption of water, a precious and limited resource in Jordan, according to officials. Mosques and schools, which are categorised as large water consumers, will be equipped with the new fixtures to lower their consumption […]

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Report: Water conservation touted over desalination – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 09/15/2011 03:12 Groups says conservation is more effective at job creation; Landau stresses importance of diversifying water-saving methods. Talkbacks (5) Regional green group Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) attests that an increased focus on water conservation as opposed to streamlining efforts into expanding desalination facilities will be a more effective […]

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Major dams to be prepped as winter approaches – Jordan Times

By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – The Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) is currently examining the preparedness of the country’s major dams for storing rainwater as winter approaches, a government official said on Saturday. A plan to carry out maintenance on the dams will be implemented after a committee studies the situation of the reservoirs and the […]

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international conference: Water Scarcity and Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East – Cornell University

note: Information about this conference just arrived. Interested persons may write to Cornell to see if they are still accepting papers. Abstract deadline extended to August 21 Background An international conference will be held at Cornell University to bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines engaged in research that addresses the crisis of fresh […]

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Palestinians and Israelis control cross-border blaze – Ma’an

ENIN (Ma’an) — Palestinian and Israeli firefighters on Saturday controlled a huge blaze in a forest between the northern West Bank village of Anin and the city of Umm Al-Fahim on the Israeli side of the separation wall. Palestinian crews worked on the fire near Anin while Israeli firefighters battled the blaze near Umm Al-Fahim. […]

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First Beduin solar field approved by Interior Ministry – Jerusalem Post / YNET

First Beduin solar field approved by Interior Ministry – Jerusalem Post By SHARON UDASIN 09/12/2011 05:18 ‘New photovoltaic field will offer improved economic opportunities to Beduin population.’ Talkbacks (2) The Interior Ministry’s Southern Regional Planning and Building Committee approved for the first time on Sunday morning a Beduin solar field, a joint 8- megawatt project […]

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Israel says offshore gas secure after Turk challenge – Jerusalem Post / Haaretz

By REUTERS 09/11/2011 18:59 Israel will develop, defend gas platforms discovered in its waters, says Energy Minister Uzi Landau following Turkish vow to boost naval patrols. Talkbacks (31) Israel will develop and defend gas platforms recently discovered in its waters, Energy Minister Uzi Landau said on Sunday after Turkey vowed to boost naval patrols in […]

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Palmahim plant seeks 45m. cubic meter desalination increase – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN 09/08/2011 04:54 Proposal would allow desalinated water to account for 85 percent of domestic consumption by the year 2013. Talkbacks (6) The Palmahim desalination plant has submitted a proposal to the Interministerial Tenders Committee for Water Desalination to increase its output by 45 million cubic meters per year. That would allow desalinated […]

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Saudi Arabia’s water needs eating into oil wealth – Jerusalem Post

By REUTERS 09/13/2011 19:58 Lack of water poses major challenge to agriculture, mining industries; kingdom uses double amount of water per capita than global average. Long before it understood the value of oil, the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia knew the worth of water. But the leading oil exporter’s water challenges are growing as energy-intensive […]

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Israel’s tycoons can survive a fairer division of profits – Haaretz

An opinion issued by the Attorney General’s Office with regard to Dead Sea Works helps to establish principles that are important not only from an economic standpoint, but no less so from a moral and social standpoint too. Haaretz Editorial An opinion issued Sunday by the Attorney General’s Office with regard to Dead Sea Works […]

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Jordan to review reactor bids next week – Jordan Times

By Taylor Luck ENERGY OFFICIALS ARE scheduled to open financial bids for the country’s first nuclear reactor next week as the Kingdom’s atomic energy programme moves closer to another milestone. According to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Khaled Toukan, energy officials are to start the review of financial offers from international vendors for the […]

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Stellar Startups: Alternative-energy smackdown! – Jerusalem Post

By DAVID SHAMAH 09/05/2011 22:55 7 most promising Israeli renewable-energy innovators will gather at Tel Aviv University for the semifinals of the Energy Storage Challenge. Talkbacks (2) In the area of renewable energy, it seems as if every silver lining has a cloud. Solar energy, for example, is great when the sun is shining, but […]

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Badgers are not considered dangerous animals – RSCN – Jordan Times

By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) on Sunday said the “strange animal” caught by authorities in Mafraq on Saturday is the Eurasian badger, an animal indigenous to Jordan. The Civil Defence Department handed over the animal to the RSCN, which will release it into the wild, Ehab […]

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Dead Sea Works , Environmental Damage – Haaretz / Jerusalem Post

State: Dead Sea Works must pay for damage to area Assistant district attorney Avi Licht, who published the document, also determined that the industries have to increase the portion of their profits they pay the state. By Zafrir Rinat The Dead Sea mineral works on the southern Dead Sea shore must pay most of the […]

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Israel/neighbours must cooperate to stop the food crisis – Common Ground News Service

by Naava Mashiah 06 September 2011 Print Email Geneva – The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is facing hard times as it struggles with a growing food security crisis. Food security has been in the headlines since 2008, due to the rise of oil prices and a growing demand for certain crops by […]

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‘Palestinians must step up sewage recycling’ – Jerusalem Post

By SHARON UDASIN AND LAHAV HARKOV 09/08/2011 23:17 Erdan says PA should creating desalination plants and sewage treatment facilities. Talkbacks (4) While the Palestinian Authority continues to rely on Israeli water and electricity sources to keep its residents powered and quenched, Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan said that he felt the PA “can have an […]

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