Published: 16-12-2011 here. Full report and / or executive summary as well as a Benefits Assessment : Social and Economic Benefits of Enhanced Environmental Protection in the ENPI countries. Between 50,000 and 150,000 lives could be saved due to reduced air pollution if the countries of the European neighbourhood made even a partial, voluntary adoption […]

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1) Erdan, PA agree: Increase water cooperation / Source: Jerusalem Post by By SHARON UDASIN Environmental protection minister: Negotiations must occur on basis of “need” instead of “rights.” While clashing on most issues fundamental to the Israeli-Palestinian water crisis, Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan and Palestinian Water Minister Dr. Shaddad Attili agreed that today’s operations […]

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The neoliberal coalition will try to solve urgent problems only and refuse to allocate resources to the environment because “there are more important matters.” It will not allow Israel to address pollution, overcrowding and the depletion of our natural resources. By Zafrir Rinat Published 11.12.11. Source: Haaretz If an international environmental expert had overheard the […]

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Source: ENPI info centre 08-12-2011 Four municipalities in Lebanon will receive an EU grant amounting to €310,340 to implement socio-economic activities in the fields of environment and eco-tourism that will benefit 12,000 people. “By their proximity to citizens, local authorities are true agents of change,” said EU Head of Delegation Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst. “The support […]

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Horizon 2020 organises training workshop in Ramallah 07-12-2011. Source: ENPI info centre Increasing understanding of the complex and multidimensional challenges of Integrated Sustainable Waste Management was the main objective of a training workshop held in Ramallah between 22 and 24 November, with the support of the EU-funded initiative Horizon 2020. “The objective is to incorporate […]

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05-12-2011. Source: ENPI info centre The Palestinian Land Authority has allocated the land needed for a landmark desalination plant in the Gaza Strip, a project directly supported by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). A press release from the UfM said the decision, taken on the directives of the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud […]

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30 November 2011 –The United Nations relief agency for Palestinian refugees said today it has formed a partnership with a renowned architect to build 20 environmentally-friendly schools in the Gaza Strip. Source: UN News Center The blueprint for the “environmental zero impact” schools to be built by UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees […]

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Arava Power is working with Southern Israel’s Bedouin community to capture a share of the burgeoning solar power market. By Karin Kloosterman November 14, 2011. Source: Israel 21c “Sixty percent of the country happens to be desert, and 30 percent of the [desert] inhabitants happen to be Bedouin,” says Yosef Abramowitz, president of Arava Power […]

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14.11.11 source: Palestine News Network (PNN) The Auja Environmental Center (AEC) was officially opened in October 2010, and although only in operation for one year it has already received recognition from the local and international community for its work. Located north of Jericho, the AEC is one of three ‘ecoparks’ established by Friends of the […]

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Israel would like the salt lake to be declared a wonder of nature. But years of neglect and exploitation mean it is shrinking before our eyes. Donald Macintyre, November 11, 2011. Source Here at the lowest place on earth, in 75 degree sunshine, Olga Alexarkin is sitting on a deckchair in bathing suit and gazing […]

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by Moshe Terdiman, October 2011 [Excerpts…] Sheikh Ali Gomaa is the Grand Mufti of Egypt since September 2003 and one of the highest ranking and respected religious authorities throughout the Sunni world. He holds the second highest religious position in Egypt, after that of Sheikh al-Azhar. As the Grand Mufti, he oversees the premier institution […]

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http://deserts2011.sciencesconf.org/ Objectives This first conference will gather about twenty-five Jordanian and international invited speakers to give presentations on the state of scientific knowledge about the natural environment, the human presence, and issues of management and conservation with a focus on the Wadi Rum Protected Area and its region. The conference will also propose a strategy […]

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On 1-2 November, the EU Delegation to Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection, and Haifa University – The Natural Resource & Environmental Research Center will be holding a 2-day conference on climate change. The first day will be devoted to the local Israeli views on climate change. It will shed light on past, present […]

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04-10-2011. Source: ENPI info centre The Nahr el Bared canal in Northern Lebanon, the main source of irrigation for farmers in several municipalities, benefiting nearly 35,000 people, has recently been rehabilitated through an EU grant amounting to €755,000. “The EU always followed a dual strategy: the implementation of high impact local development projects, and the […]

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18-10-2011. Source: ENPI Info Centre Ten schools in Israel, five in Shefa-Amr and five others in Umm al-Fahem have been recognized as “green schools” in the framework of the Green Cities project, implemented under the EU-funded CIUDAD programme, and will be awarded funding for their efforts in the field of environment. A press release said […]

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Environmental History and the History of Water in Israel and Palestine: International Conference. Sunday–Monday, September 18–19, 2011 The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, 43 Jabotinsky St., Jerusalem, Tel. 02-560-5222 www.vanleer.org.il Sunday – September 18, 2011 10:30 – 10:45 – Greetings Prof. Gabriel Motzkin, Director, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute Prof. Menahem Yaari, Deputy Chair, The Israeli-Palestinian […]

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By: Yosra Albakkar and Catherine Brown. August 23, 2011 On November 20, 1847, Commander William F. Lynch sailed out of the Brooklyn Navy Yard with a burly crew of 14 men on the first U.S. Expedition to the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. Equipped with two boats, Lynch and his crew sailed across the Atlantic […]

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Between Sept. 26th and Oct. 2nd 2011, soon after the Permaculture tour in Palestine (Sept. 25-26th), which follows the IPC10 conference in Jordan (Sept. 16-24th), over Jewish New Year’s holiday, we will be travelling across Israel, visiting communities, PC projects, ecological farms & experts, with guidance in English. You are welcome to enjoy, learn, support […]

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