Update about the first 6 weeks We are happy and excited to share with you this first report about the launching of the EcoME Centre. After 6 weeks at the temporary site in Almog/Jericho junction (mutually accessible to Palestinians and Israelis) we wish to express our deep gratitude for all the help we have received […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Pumping from major water sources remained suspended on Thursday due to concerns over muddy water, leaving several west Amman neighbourhoods dry, according to officials and residents. As of Thursday morning, 50 per cent of Amman’s water sources was shut down after this week’s heavy rains washed dirt into dams and […]

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EDL insists Akkar region not subjected to extra-harsh electricity rationing schedule By Antoine Amrieh Friday, February 04, 2011 Listen to the Article – Powered by Solutions to power crimes slow to arrive AKKAR: Whenever television weather reports predict storms and a drop in temperatures, people start bracing themselves for the inevitable question: Will we have […]

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BEIRUT: Beirut MP Mohammad Qabbani filed an official question Wednesday over the Energy Ministry’s failure to hand over its national plan to guide water resources. Qabbani, who chairs Parliament’s committee on public works, transport, energy and water, expressed his concern about the national strategy, especially as “large budgets” have been set aside for dam projects […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 02/03/2011 07:49 Ad targeting overbuying at supermarkets part of the ministry’s new PR campaign entitled “Starting to Think Green.” The Environmental Protection Ministry launched a new ad last Wednesday night targeting overbuying at supermarkets. The move is part of the ministry’s new PR campaign entitled “Starting to Think Green,” illustrating the […]

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By SHARON WROBEL 02/03/2011 07:44 “Recovery of economic activity and employment that had started in mid- 2009 continued in the fourth quarter of 2010, central bank says. Rising commodity prices likely will boost inflation worldwide, with the higher cost of energy and food being the main concern in Israel, the Bank of Israel said Thursday. […]

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Before 2020, Shai Agassi believes, more people everywhere will be buying electric cars than those powered by gasoline. ‘Israel will become the first country in the world to put 100,000 all-electric cars on the road,’ he says Associated Press 01.29.11 Electric car pioneer Shai Agassi is a man with a startling prediction: Before 2020, he […]

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On January 24, Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) Amman office brought together Jordanian decision makers and activist residents from the 8 Jordanian Good Water Neighbor communities to discuss the findings of FoEME’s economic analysis of policy options for water conservation in Jordan. Attendees included Jordanian parliamentarians from the Water and Agriculture Committee; representatives […]

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table of contents: articles at http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/eflash/flash86 Euro-Mediterranean Information System on the know-how in the Water Sector EMWIS is a program of the Union for the Mediterranean. For further information: www.emwis.net Monthly Flash produced by the EMWIS Technical Unit- OIEAU, CEDEX, SOGESID- It is available in English, French & Arabic. (French & Arabic versions are available […]

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By Omar Obeidat DEAD SEA –– Arab officials and experts on Tuesday voiced concern over rising food prices in global markets and stressed the need to achieve food security and reduce Arab countries’ reliance on importing basic commodities. Outgoing Minister of Industry and Trade Amer Hadidi remarked that annual food imports of the Arab world […]

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January 2011 AFED Highlights AFED News in a Monthly E-Bulletin January 31, 2011 * The 100 Member Campaign AFED Executive Committee decided in its meeting in Sharjah, on 23 January, to carry out a regional campaign to attract 100 new members to AFED in 2011. Each of the Board of Trustees members committed to sign […]

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Mike Bonifer Author of Gamechangers — Improvisation for Business in the Networked World T.H. Culhane rocks the Middle East like no one else I know. I mean he literally rocks the Middle East. A few years ago, on a U.S. State Dept.-sponsored tour, he road-tripped through Egypt and other Middle East countries with Solar Circus, […]

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By GALI WEINREB/GLOBES 01/29/2011 22:54 “Our system is a closed system that prevents contaminating the outside, creating a complete solution to the problem of pollution from fish waste.” Let’s assume that you live in the Jerusalem hills or in arid Las Vegas and you want to found a business to grow sea fish for food. […]

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JERUSALEM, February 2, 2011 (WAFA) – The United Nations Monday condemned Israeli demolition of West Bank water cisterns, according to a statement issued by the UN Office for the Coordination on Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Jerusalem. OCHA has joined with the Palestinian Water Authority in condemning the continuing demolition of water cisterns in areas of […]

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Joint mission will head out to Kenya in efforts to save wildlife, create economic opportunities near Africa’s largest lake following major contamination Itamar Eichner Israel and Germany on Monday signed a joint letter of intent for a first of its kind joint cooperation effort, with the goal of saving Lake Victoria in Kenya. Lake Victoria […]

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New joint Indo-Israeli project aims to help rural farmers transition into modern agriculture, boost trade between countries. India to finance program, while Israel to supply technology, equipment Amy Ginsburg INDIA – A new Indo-Israeli center of agricultural excellence was inaugurated Monday in Haryana state, north of the Indian capital of Delhi. Some 3,000 farmers from […]

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By Joschka Fischer For most Europeans, the Mediterranean is an annual object of longing – the holiday idyll where they spend the best weeks of the year. But many Europeans’ sunny view of the region has yielded to lowering clouds of pessimism. Inside the European Union, the ugly term PIGS (Portugal, Italy/Ireland, Greece, Spain) is […]

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By Taylor Luck AMMAN – Despite the instability on the streets in Cairo, the Kingdom’s strategic energy partnership with Egypt has so far been unaffected, according to officials. Jordan, which relies heavily on natural gas supplies from Egypt for electricity production, is expected to continue receiving the same amount of gas and electricity, according to […]

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New secular regime in Egypt not expected to harm exports to Israel, but Islamic coup may create economic mayhem Tani Goldstein The violent uprising in Egypt has not stopped the delivery of gas to Israel . So far the Egyptian and Israeli governments have not conveyed any message hinting the supply will stop, despite recent […]

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By SHARON WROBEL 01/31/2011 02:48 Delta Galil shuts down factory. The political upheaval in Egypt may affect planned gas supply agreements with Israel and trigger the exit of foreign investors. “The volume of exports of Israeli goods to Egypt is marginal but Israel is importing large quantities of gas from Egypt, which was expected to […]

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