Environment and Climate in the Middle East

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Environment and Climate in the Middle East

Good energies: Firm that reinvented the engine starts new funding round – Jerusalem Post

MayMaan has developed an internal combustion engine operating on a mixture of water and ethanol. They are in the 1st phase of sparking a revolution in the automotive and green energy markets. By LIOR NOVIK   APRIL 26, 2021 The green energy market is in an unprecedented momentum, and not by chance. After catastrophic years […]

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PWA condemns vandalism of water reservoir in Nablus-district village – WAFA

RAMALLAH, Monday, April 19, 2021 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Water Authority today condemned the vandalism of the main water reservoir in Asira al-Qibliya village, southwest of Nablus city. During an inspection visit to the site of the vandalized reservoir, head of the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA), Mazen Ghneim, decried the sabotage by Israeli settlers of […]

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Gulf, Middle East nations agree on ‘climate action’ after meeting with US envoy Kerry – Al Arabiya

Joseph Haboush, Al Arabiya English Published: 05 April ,2021 Countries from the Gulf and the Middle East gathered in the United Arab Emirates and released a statement Monday committing to “accelerate climate action.” “We will work together to ensure the success of the Paris Agreement and will cooperate with our global partners to strengthen climate […]

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Israeli Ministries Compose Plan to Fight Climate Change Days Before U.S. Summit – Haaretz

Amid disagreements and lack of cooperation both ministries formulate a draft to radically reduce global warming only days before the Leaders Summit on Climate begins Zafrir Rinat Apr. 19, 2021 The Environmental Protection Ministry and the National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Ministry put forward plans to drastically reduce greenhouse gases in Israel just days prior […]

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Saudi Arabia and the green era – Al Arabiya

Green mountains in Saudi Arabia. (Supplied) Emile Amin Published: 31 March ,2021: At the initiative of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced two initiatives that will serve as the cornerstone for efforts aimed at protecting Earth and nature in the Kingdom and the region respectively. These initiatives, which will be […]

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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince announces opening of Sakaka power plant – Al Arabiya

Tamara Abueish, Al Arabiya English Published: 08 April ,2021: 06:27 PM GST Updated: 09 April ,2021: 02:27 PM GST Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the opening of the Sakaka IPP PV power plant, the Kingdom’s first renewable energy project, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Thursday. The launch of the Sakaka […]

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Nuclear energy: Why the Arab world should lead in delivering clean energy – Al Arabiya

The first unit at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Al-Dafrah in Abu Dhabi, UAE. (File photo: WAM/AFP) Nuclear Nuclear energy: Why the Arab world should lead in delivering clean energy Mohamed Al Hammadi 18 April ,2021 The Arab world, and those nations located along the same lines of latitude, should move to embrace and […]

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Why Does Jerusalem Need Three New Access Roads? Haaretz

Major new projects will increase traffic congestion, cost billions and destroy one of the last open areas in central Israel Osnat Zamir Apr. 20, 2021 Government companies and agencies subordinate to Israel’s Transportation Ministry are advancing plans for three massive access roads to Jerusalem, despite widespread acknowledgement that the solution to Israel’s transport morass lies […]

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Huge groups of migratory birds flock to Eilat for annual visit – Jerusalem Post / Haaretz

The feathered guests come to Eilat every year as an important stop on their migration patterns, but their numbers are in sharp decline in recent years. By AARON REICH   APRIL 19, 2021 Israel is seeing a huge influx of new feathered guests flying into the country, as huge flocks of birds returned to Eilat […]

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Warm waters draw sharks off Israel’s Mediterranean coast – Al Arabiya

Dozens of sharks gathered Tuesday in warm waters of the Mediterranean near an Israeli power plant, drawing sightseers in what has become an annual occurence. The sharks’ fins sliced through the swallow waters just meters (yards) away from bathers eager to take photos of them near the city of Hadera. Sandbar and dusky sharks, which […]

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Weird Scorpions and Crabs at Israeli Cave Are Desperately Seeking a Nature Reserve – Haaretz

The little creatures have been found nowhere else in the world and show how their ancestors looked millions of years ago Zafrir Rinat Apr. 16, 2021 A cave in central Israel boasts “living fossils” of species that went extinct millions of years ago, but scientists fear that invasive species and a plan to turn the […]

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Red Sea on the brink of environmental catastrophe – Jerusalem Post

Abandoned, rebel-held Yemeni tanker could spill four times as much oil as Exxon Valdez By MINA NADER / THE MEDIA LINE   APRIL 5, 2021 The Red Sea has been flirting with environmental disaster for six years, ever since Houthi rebels seized control of the FSO Safer, a floating storage and offloading vessel for petroleum […]

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The VC Fund That Said No to Exxon and Wants to End ‘Crony Capitalism’ – Haaretz

Ron Gonen was tapped to build the biggest recycling operation in the U.S. Now his Closed Loop Partners wants to invest in tech that recycles, reuses and refuses Amitai Ziv finalklApr. 2, 2021 Ron Gonen’s road in life seems to have directed him to what he’s doing today – an entrepreneur specializing in circular economics […]

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Pilot program to recycle pesticide containers launches – Jerusalem Post

“The Green station project will help reduce the amount of plastic waste and encourage recycling.” By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   APRIL 7, 2021 New recycling ‘Green Stations’ will be set up for pesticide containers in a pilot program that is a joint effort of the Adama company, Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Yoav […]

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Report: Lebanon Likely Has Gas Field in Block No. 9 – Naharnet

Lebanon is grappling with an unprecedented economic crisis that need not delay resolving its conflict with Israel over their maritime border, and hence the resumption of UN-sponsored sea talks between the two, MTV reported on Monday. According to information, MTV said Lebanon has a potential gas field in Block No. 9 (marked in red in […]

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Egypt approves $200 million loan for air pollution project – Egypt Independent

Al-Masry Al-Youm April 7, 2021 The Egyptian House of Representatives’ Energy and Environment Committee on Tuesday approved a US$200 million loan agreement signed between Egypt and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the Air Pollution and Climate Change Management Project in Greater Cairo. Comitee Chief Hossam Awadallah said that Egypt was the first […]

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Environment Ministry signs 6 agreements with building insulation companies – Jordan Times

Apr 01,2021   AMMAN — The Ministry of Environment on Thursday signed six agreements with building insulation companies, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.  With a grant valued at $247,000 offered by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’s (UNIDO) Montreal Protocol, the agreements were signed by Environment Minister Nabil Masarweh and the companies’ executives.  The […]

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Editorial | Protect Israel’s Natural Spaces – Haaretz

Haaretz Editorial Mar. 29, 2021 11:57 PM Millions of Israelis are experiencing this Passover as a true holiday of liberation, with the lifting of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 including bans on travel and family gatherings. Hundreds of thousands are enjoying the country’s national parks, nature reserves, beaches and open spaces in […]

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RSCN training programme on environmental, tourism laws concludes – Jordan Times

By Maria Weldali – Apr 08,2021 Participants of the Training Instructors – Skills for the Implementation of Environmental Protection, Biodiversity and Ecotourism Laws programme pose for a group photo (Photo courtesy of the RSCN) AMMAN — The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) conducted a five-day-long training programme titled “Training Instructors – Skills […]

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Report: Maritime Border Controversy Rises between Lebanon and Syria – Naharnet

At a time when Lebanon is “fighting” to fully secure its southern maritime border rights through indirect negotiations with Israel, the confusion came from Syria which seems to be “infringing” on thousands of kilometers from Lebanon’s northern borders, al-Hadath television station reported on Friday. A few days ago, the Syrian government signed a four-year agreement […]

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