by D.E. Orenstein, L. Jiang and S.P. Hamburg in Journal of Arid Environments Abstract Two distinct, conflicting, land-use planning paradigms affect drylands: one seeking environmentally sustainable outcomes and one addressing political-demographic concerns. The environmental paradigm is relatively new and is couched in the lexicon of sustainable development, combating desertification and biodiversity conservation. These concerns proscribe […]
New publication: An elephant in the planning room: Political demography and its influence on sustainable land-use planning in drylands
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What does the Arab world do when its water runs out?
Water usage in north Africa and the Middle East is unsustainable and shortages are likely to lead to further instability – unless governments take action to solve the impending crisis By John Vidal The Observer, Sunday 20 February 2011 Poverty, repression, decades of injustice and mass unemployment have all been cited as causes of the […]
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The Arab World’s Triple Crisis [Project Syndicate]
By Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed 2011-02-15 LONDON – Economic want and inequality, as much as political repression, incited the Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions. It is, of course, to be hoped that new governments in these countries, and other Arab leaders, will better address ordinary people’s grievances. But a mere change of government will not make these […]
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Floods lessons to be discussed at civil protection workshop [ENPI]
Floods lessons to be discussed at civil protection workshop 10-02-2011 Forty experts in flood risk management from the Civil Protection Authorities and other ministries from, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Tunisia and Turkey will meet for three days to discuss the lessons learned from recent flood events in the region, be informed […]
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The Pratt Award for Environmental Journalism [Pratt/Heschel Center, Israel]
The Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership and the Pratt Foundation are proud to announce the Pratt Award for Environmental Journalism. Recognizing the role of the mass media in promoting public debate about the future of Israel’s environment, the Pratt Foundation of Melbourne, Australia has established the Pratt Award for Environmental Journalism to encourage […]
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Israel’s Clean-Tech Boom Draws A New Green Line [NPR]
by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro November 28, 2010 link to article Israelis often explain the policy choices they make by saying they live in a difficult neighborhood, and this is no exception. Israel wants to be at the forefront of innovation in alternative energy, and it’s investing hundreds of millions of dollars to do it. That money […]
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Prices Rise As Drought Conditions Worsen In Israel [NPR]
NPR – National Puclic Radio (US) December 2, 2010 link to NPR original It’s been the hottest year on record in Israel and other parts of the Middle East, and it’s set to become one of the driest. The much anticipated November rains did not arrive. And the drought is causing all sorts of problems. […]
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Call for applicants: Across Borders: Managing Trans-Boundary Environmental Resources in the Middle East and the United States
“Across Borders: Managing Trans-Boundary Environmental Resources in the Middle East and the United States” is an international exchange program for Emerging Young Professionals (EYPs), sponsored by the US Department of State’s office of Citizen Exchanges, and delivered by Dickinson College in partnership with the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. This highly selective, 4-week study-abroad program […]
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EcoPeace to receive Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue Award in Brussels [ENPI info centre]
Eco Peace to receive Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue Award in Brussels 01-12-2010 link to original news item ECOPEACE Friends of the Earth Middle East, an organisation jointly established by environmentalists from Palestine, Jordan and Israel and member of Friends of the Earth International, will on Friday 3 December receive the 2010 Anna Lindh Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue Award, […]
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Mekorot alleges discrimination on desalinated water price [JPost – Globes]
By AMIRAM BARKAT / GLOBES 02/12/2010 link to original article The Finance Ministry is prepared to buy water from private desalination companies at much higher prices than it is prepared to pay Mekorot. The Finance Ministry is prepared to buy water from private desalination companies at much higher prices than it is prepared to pay […]
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Environmental group proposes water management model [JPost]
By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 01/12/2010. Link to the JPost original article Friends of the Earth-Middle East, a cross-border environmental organization, suggests joint management of shared resources by Israelis and Palestinians. Friends of the Earth-Middle East – a cross-border environmental organization with representation in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority – offered a new model for […]
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Israel signs unprecedented deal to buy solar energy – JPost
By EHUD ZION WALDOKS Jerusalem Post, 11/21/2010 State inks 20-year, NIS 250 million agreement with Arava Power Company; first power purchase agreement for solar energy in Israel. National Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau (Israel Beiteinu) signed the first power purchase agreement (PPA) for renewable energy in Israeli history on Sunday with Ketura Sun, a joint venture […]
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Palestinians’ other fight in the Middle East – for green development [Christian Science Monitor]
Palestinians seek to build a secure, sustainable state – and incorporating green building practices and technologies into its development is key to that stability. Improved environmental security contributes to the security of the whole Middle East. By Salam Fayyad [The Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority]. posted November 22, 2010 Christian Science Monitor – […]
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Climate change and its effects on the Middle East – Palestine Note
Climate change and its effects on the Middle East – Palestine Note Nov, 10 2010 Lana Abu-Hijleh. http://palestinenote.com/blogs/blogs/archive/2010/11/10/climate-change-and-its-effects-on-the-middle-east.aspx The future of the Middle East is a cause for concern – and I am not referring to peace or politics, but to the many environmental challenges that lie ahead. Despite regionally being one of the lowest […]
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Two environment-related publications from the Samuel Neaman Institute
The Israeli water Management master plan- management policy of the effluent system in Israel – full report of the SNI water forum, by Avi Shaviv, Miki Zaide, Tal Goldrath, 2010. Three main issues were discussed during the one-day seminar, in compliance with the water authority master plan work frames: 1) Effluent quality at the treatment […]
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New publication: Policy recommendations for treatment of packaging waste in Israel
Policy recommendations for treatment of packaging waste in Israel By Ofira Ayalon, Michal Nachmany, Tal Goldrath, Gad Rosental, Idan Dorfman, Michal Grossman, Mordechai Shechter, 2010 The publication itself is in Hebrew. See full document here The purpose of this document, written by the Energy and Environment Team at the Samuel Neaman institute, with support from […]
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“Environmental Impacts Know No Boundaries”: Marine environment program – EcoOcean
“Environmental Impacts Know No Boundaries”: Marine environment program to bring on board students from Israel, Palestinian Territories, Egypt, Tunisia, Italy Herzliya, October 19, 2010 – A unique marine environment training program is set to bring together graduate students from across the Mediterranean basin – including Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Turkey and Italy […]
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In Gaza, it’s not easy being green [Global Post]
In Gaza, it’s not easy being green. Hamas, seeking to portray Gaza as undeveloped, stifles green projects. By Theodore May GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In the small central Gaza town of Deir el Belah, one family has made a cottage industry out of green innovation. “There was a period in Gaza when there was […]
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New publication with discussion on judicial cases concerning land policy in Israel
Legal Colonialism: Americanization of Legal Education in Israel by Haim Sandberg. Published in: Global Jurist: Vol. 10 : Iss. 2 (Topics), Article 6. DOI: 10.2202/1934-2640.1355 Link to article Abstract: The American influence on the legal education in Israel has been significantly increased during the last three decades. Many faculty members gained their post-graduate education in […]
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Activists launch plan to protect their cities’ teeming wildlife – Haaretz
Urban nature activists launched Operation Hedgehog II two weeks ago at Ramat Gan’s Avraham Park. Its goal: getting the park’s hedgehog population out of harm’s way prior to renovations. By Zafrir Rinat Published 09.08.10 Urban nature activists launched Operation Hedgehog II two weeks ago at Ramat Gan’s Avraham Park. Its goal: getting the park’s hedgehog […]
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