In response to the acute humanitarian and environmental crises in Gaza, the Arava Institute launched the Jumpstarting Hope in Gaza Initiative with our Palestinian partner NGO in May. Please join our rescheduled conversation with Dr. David Lehrer to hear about the initiative in the next session of our Fall 2024 series of Voices on the Ground  at 12 noon eastern time on Tuesday, November 26th. […]

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Ilana Curiel|11.06.24. YNET The coral reefs did not remain unaffected by the extreme heat wave experienced in the summer of 2024, and due to being unable to sweat, the corals chose to shed their vibrant colors; ‘Although the resilience of Eilat’s corals is exceptionally high on a global scale, it turns out that even they […]

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By Sophie Constantin – Nov 12,2024 SHOUBAK — Marking this year’s United Nations Day, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jordan celebrated a promising initiative aimed at advancing sustainable waste management practices and creating economic opportunities in Jordan’s southern municipalities. Funded by the Government of Canada, the “Mitigating Climate Change through Solid Waste Management in Southern […]

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Cabinet approves revised tax settlement framework, finance regulation amendments By JT – Nov 05,2024  AMMAN — The Cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional grant agreement with the German Development Bank (KfW), amounting to 15 million euros, contributing to the National Water Carrier Project, which aims to desalinate and transport water from Aqaba to Amman. The Cabinet, during […]

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By JT – Nov 11,2024  AMMAN — Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan and Director of the KfW Development Bank Office in Jordan Matthias Schmidt-Rosen have signed two financing agreements provided by the German government through the bank to contribute to supporting the needs of the water and sanitation sector. Minister of Water and Irrigation […]

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By JT – Nov 06,2024 MMAN —World Waternet (an Amsterdam water utility) and Yarmouk Water Company (YWC) on Wednesday completed the four-year Water Operators’ Partnership in Irbid.  The 5.6-million-euro water infrastructure project was funded and supported by the Dutch embassy.  Through collaborative efforts, the project has positively impacted over 125,000 citizens, enhancing their access to improved sanitation […]

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By JT – Nov 06,2024  AMMAN — Bank al Etihad and UNICEF have renewed their partnership for the third consecutive year to support youth‐led climate action and strengthen awareness of climate change across Jordan. The partnership will help raise awareness among 100,000 young people on how they can actively combat climate change through advocacy at various levels, […]

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By Ahmad Khatatneh – Oct 30,2024 AMMAN — Jordan is intensifying efforts to establish itself as a regional hub for green hydrogen production, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh said on Wednesday. Speaking at the third roundtable meeting with potential green hydrogen investors, Kharabsheh said there is an international shift towards sustainable energy, noting that […]

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Decentralizing Israel’s energy grid would transform our Achilles’ heel into a suit of armor.  By ASAF TZACHOROCTOBER 20, 2024 In the high-stakes poker game of Middle Eastern geopolitics, fossil fuels are the chips everyone is trying to win – or swipe from the table.  Israel and Iran, perennial adversaries, find themselves eyeballing each other’s energy assets. […]

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In response to the acute humanitarian and environmental crises in Gaza, the Arava Institute launched the Jumpstarting Hope in Gaza Initiative with our Palestinian partner NGO in May. Please  join the conversation with Dr. David Lehrer to hear about the initiative in the next session of our Fall 2024 series of Voices on the Ground  at 12 noon eastern time next Thursday, November […]

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20 September 2024 Friends of the Arava Institute’s Fall Zoom series, Voices on the Ground: Environmental Peacebuilding Since October 7th,featuring the Arava Institute’s Executive Director, Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed. These updates from the Arava Institute offer a sense of hope: there is a path forward. There is cooperation, trust, and progress made using environmental peacebuilding fostered at […]

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From the Nature Conservation Index 2024 (Middle East Countries) website: In the era of the Sixth Mass Extinction, habitat loss, pollution, invasive species, and hunting are all contributing to biodiversity loss – wildlife and plant populations are diminishing at an unprecedented pace. The Nature Conservation Index (NCI) is a valuable tool for assessing the effectiveness of countries’ conservation efforts. […]

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A detailed combination of visuals and text on the nature conservation work of the Saudi government “The plans set out under the Saudi Green Initiative also include the planting of 10 billion trees over the coming decades, resulting in a 12-fold increase in tree cover, equivalent to rehabilitating about 40 million hectares of degraded land. […]

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NOUR EL-SHAERI    November 03, 2024 Short Url. https://arab.news/rmpas RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is encouraging urgent action to combat drought, as vast areas of land — larger than the size of Ireland — are projected to face degradation globally in the near future. With less than one month remaining until the 16th session of the Conference of […]

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By Francesca Lorenzini – Oct 29,2024 AMMAN — Italian author and journalist Paola Caridi unveiled the profound connections between trees and human histories in her new book, “Il gelso di Gerusalemme” (Jerusalem’s Mulberry Tree), during a conference held at Mar Yohanna, Jabal Amman, on Monday. “Trees are life to me,” she said. Caridi drew on the insights […]

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By JT – Oct 29,2024 AMMAN — The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jordan launched on Tuesday the Kingdom’s first Urban Farming Training Centre at Al Tafawuq Park in Amman. The centre aims to boost food security in light of increasing climate change effects and disruptions to food supply chains, […]

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Oct 31,2024 AMMAN — The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has announced a new partnership with WEE Pros GmbH, a prominent provider of sustainable engineering solutions, to enhance green construction and water conservation practices in Jordan.  This initiative is part of the “Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan” […]

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By JT – Oct 22,2024 AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh on Tuesday in Amman attended the opening of the 11th International Geological Conference and the 10th East Mediterranean Geology Conference. Kharabsheh stressed the increasing significance of the sector, particularly in light of contemporary challenges related to […]

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