The tenth International Permaculture Conference and Convergence, IPC10, will be held in Jordan across September 2011. The theme is “Plan Jordan ~ Water”. The 1-day IPC10 Conference (open to all) and 4-day IPC10 Convergence (open to Permaculture Design Certificate graduates only) will be held in Jordan (Amman and Wadi Rum, respectively) and will be coordinated […]
IPC 10, Jordan: The biennial International Permaculture Conference
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Second GODEM Seminar examines waste management situation in Lebanon – ENPI
25-08-2011 The project for optimised management of Waste in the Mediterranean (GODEM), implemented in the framework of the EU-funded programme CIUDAD, is holding its second seminar on Integrated Solid Waste Management in Lebanon on 19 and 20 September 2011 in Tripoli, Lebanon. A press release said the seminar will highlight the concrete implementation steps Al […]
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New EU support for education and renewable energy in Jordan – ENPI
Annual Action Programme 2011 :New EU support for education and renewable energy in Jordan 23-08-2011 A new €71 million assistance package has been allocated to Jordan to provide critical support to education, renewable energy and the implementation of the country’s European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan. EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, […]
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A thirst for peace – Irish Times
A proposed alliance modelled on the European Union could help Middle Eastern and North African countries to share scarce resources – such as water – and bring long-term stability to the region by John Reynolds, August 26, 2011 As an uncertain future hangs over Arab Spring countries, such as Syria and Egypt, and drought and […]
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Israeli-Arab environmentalist works toward a sustainable future – MFA
“I see what we do here as very important in bringing people together,” says Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed. “This is the future we need to invest in.” By Avigayil Kadesh, 22.8.2011 Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed jokingly calls himself the “black sheep” of his family. That’s because, of the five siblings in his Arab-Israeli family, he […]
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[Israel] Group proposes ‘green New Deal’ – YNet
Green Movement suggests new economic agenda, to include replacing GDP with the GPI, raising taxes on environmentally unfriendly products, raising capital gains and corporate taxes, and transitioning to renewable energy by Billie Frenkel, Tani Goldstein 08.25.11 The tent city protests have placed the nation’s economic system at the front and center of the current public […]
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2011 Ford Motor Company Conservation & Environmental Grants in the ME
Ford Motor Company’s Conservation & Environmental Grants programme has become an annual event in the Middle East. Since its inception in 2000, the GCC/Levant chapter of the grants programme has supported at least 130 projects with more than $1 million granted to date. The programme has seen support from various governmental and non-governmental environmental authorities […]
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Wadi Fukin, a Valley of Hope and Despair [Palestinenote.com]
26 Jul 2011. Source: Palestinenote.com by Joshka Wessels Fahmi Manasra walks to the spring he remembers from his childhood. He was a young boy when he moved from Dheisheh refugee camp to the paradise of Wadi Fukin some 30 years ago. At the time, he felt like he was in heaven. He had wished to […]
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And business men joined the ‘green cause’…
13-7-2011 Awareness is low, poverty is on the rise. Other problems are considered more urgent. But waste management is finding its way up on political agendas everywhere in the world, including in conflict-torn regions. In many of the Arab towns in Galilee and Palestinian urban areas of the West Bank, environmental problems can reach the […]
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Environmental migrants: more than numbers [OurWorld 2.0]
by Jacob Park, July 13, 2011. Source: OurWorld 2.0 The political turmoils in Syria, along with Egypt and other countries in the Middle East, have entangled the international community and served as a major test of global governance. Syria’s political difficulties have lead to such problems as a stream of refugees fleeing to the Turkish […]
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Changes proposed to the Israeli National Parks Law to allow rightist group’s control of East Jerusalem national park. [Haaretz / + 972]
Government move would cement rightist group’s control of Jerusalem national park. Elad, which manages the City of David national park, is active in ‘Judaization’ of East Jerusalem. By Zafrir Rinat and Nir Hasson || 27.07.11 || Source: Haaretz The government and a group of MKs led by Yisrael Hasson (Kadima) this week renewed the process […]
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Can water end the Arab-Israeli conflict? Al Jazeera
Could solving the water crisis in Israel and Palestine also help resolve the entrenched occupation and conflict? by Arwa Aburawa Last Modified: 29 Jul 2011 Around three weeks ago on a late Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers armed with a truck and a digger entered the Palestinian village of Amniyr and destroyed nine water tanks. One […]
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New Publication: Sustainability Outlook 2030: Environmental Futures for Israel by Valerie Brachya
Sustainability Outlook 2030 arose from a perceived need that public policies should be pointing the way to the future. While the future is full of uncertainties and frequently out of our control, we need a clear vision of where we are going. This project aims to define what we are trying to achieve, what obstacles […]
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EU provides €4 million to help Palestinians face drought [ENPI]
13-7-2011. Source: ENPI info Centre The European Commission has allocated €4 million to address water scarcity which is affecting people in the occupied Palestinian territory. Rainfall in the area is 59% down from the rainy season average and the drought is testing the resilience of many Palestinian communities with water and fodder shortages, a European […]
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Can green energy help Palestinians unplug from Israel? [CSM]
By Rebecca Collard, July 15, 2011, The Christian Science Monitor Ramallah, West Bank Outside Khaled Sabawi’s West Bank office it is a sweltering summer day, but inside it is a balmy 73 degrees Fahrenheit – without the use of conventional air-conditioning. By powering this building with cool air piped from deep below the earth’s surface, […]
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New Publication: Defining Water Needs for Fully Exploited Resources [JIIS]
Defining water needs necessary for reconciliation Is there enough water for everybody in this drought-blighted region to be able to broker Israeli-Palestinian agreement on that issue? It seems there is – if all parties concerned can just agree on parameters. Let’s start with the basics: how does one disentangle water “needs” from water “rights,” and […]
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Egypt begins implementing plan to treat drainage water for irrigation [Al Masry Al Youm]
Published: 26.6.2011. Egypt’s government has started to implement a new plan to treat 9-13 billion cubic meters of sanitary and agricultural drainage water to help solve the problem of limited water resources, said Irrigation Minister Hussein al-Atfy on Sunday. In his speech at the opening of Egyptian-Dutch Water Week, Atfy said the plan is part […]
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Egypt: Ex-officials face allegations of environmental crimes against Nile [Al-Masry Al-Youm]
Jano Charbel, 01/07/2011, Source: http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/473342 In addition to charges of corruption and involvement in killing protesters, deposed President Hosni Mubarak and his cabinet are facing new allegations of crimes against the environment. Rose al-Youssef Editor Wafaa Hussein filed a lawsuit with the attorney general’s office that was referred to the South Cairo criminal court. In […]
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Oil treasure in valley where David and Goliath fought [The Jewish Chronicle]
By Anshel Pfeffer, 7 Jul 2011 The biblical battlefield between David and Goliath is about to become the scene of an altogether more modern confrontation: between oil drillers and environmentalists. Jews have for generations been complaining that while the Arab nations have enjoyed hundreds of billions of petrodollars, Israel, which is in the same region, […]
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Newark’s IDT looks to Israel, Colorado for shale oil venture [NJ.com]
Published June 26, 2011, By Eliot Caroom. Source: http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/newarks_idt_looks_to_israel_co.html Newark-based IDT carved out a niche in the world of telecommunications offering cheap international calls and calling cards, and as its stock awakens from a deep recessionary swoon, the company is looking for another growth opportunity wringing oil from layers of shale rock in Israel and Colorado. […]
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