Alleged violation diverted 1,000 cubic metres of water to villa, private farms daily — official By Hana Namrouqa – Jul 26,2017 Authorities on Tuesday uncovered a suspected major water violation which diverted around 1,000 cubic metres of water daily from a main carrier to private farms and a villa in south Amman major water violation, […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jul 18,2017 Work is now under way to instal electronic tracking systems on all of the country’s septic tankers to prevent random dumping of wastewater, according to officials (Photo by Amjad Ghsoun) AMMAN — Work is now under way to instal electronic tracking systems on all of the country’s septic tankers […]

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Jul 27,2017 AMMAN — Prime Minister Hani Mulki on Wednesday inaugurated a wastewater treatment plant in south Amman to irrigate crops. The opening of the JD11 million project was also attended by minister of water and irrigation, Hazem El Nasser, alongside a number of other ministers, MPs and officials, according to the Jordan News Agency, […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jul 29,2017 – AMMAN — Households in west Amman’s Naour District are scheduled to be linked to the sewage network by August next year under a new project, an official said on Saturday. The project seeks to link areas in western Amman, which are not currently covered with sewage services, to […]

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Jul 22,2017 AMMAN — The Ministry of Water and Irrigation will distribute the request for proposal (RFP) of the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project to the five shortlisted consortiums in two weeks, a senior official has said. The project’s studies, blueprints and tender documents are all ready, Minister of Water and Irrigation Hazim El […]

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Jul 24,2017 AMMAN — The Yarmouk Water Company on Sunday said that it has cut water supply to 369 subscribers during June and July in Irbid, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The cut came after reports of alleged wasting of water at 63 buildings. After collecting information that included names, contacts of subscribers and […]

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Dear Friends and Colleagues, After years of negotiations on July 13th, under the auspices of US Middle East Envoy Jason Greenblatt, a deal was finally reached between Israel’s Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, and Minister Mazen Ghoneim, Head of the Palestinian Water Authority. According to the water sale agreement, Israel will sell 33 mcm of […]

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The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) announced that its 10th annual conference will convene on November 2-3, 2017 at the iconic Le Bristol Hotel in Beirut, the same venue where AFED was born in 2006. AFED Secretary General Najib Saab revealed that a new report entitled “Arab Environment in 10 Years”, will be […]

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Some 60 million cubic meters of untreated sewage is flowing into streams, with Nahal Hebron the most polluted Zafrir Rinat Jul 18, 2017 Tens of millions of cubic meters of untreated sewage are flowing into Israel from the West Bank and East Jerusalem, polluting streams in Israel and the West Bank, according to a new […]

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July 15, 2017 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — After Gaza’s sole power plant shutdown on Wednesday night, Gaza’s electricity company reported that the power supply in the besieged enclave has slightly improved after the power plant resumed its full capacity on Friday, while reports have emerged that 73 percent of beach waters off Gaza’s coast have […]

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A recent study on the economic impact of climate change shows how vulnerable Israel, and the whole Middle East, are to climate change David Rosenberg Jul 18, 2017 4 Seventy years from now, places like Texas, Georgia and Oklahoma will not only be a lot hotter than they are now because of climate change. They […]

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Two weeks have passed since the acid spill in Nahal Ashalim and the ibex population in the area continues to pay the heavy price of the river’s pollution—in recent days, two more ibex carcasses have been found in the area, raising the number of ibexes found so far since the disaster to eight. Ilana Curiel|Published: […]

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July 10, 2017 Environment Ministry official said Sunday that over 7,000 jellyfish have been observed on the shores of the North Coast, Alexandria and Balteem since June 28 until July 9. Head of the Northern Nature Reserves Directorate with the ministry, Mohamed al-Eisawy, said that they formed a team of researchers from the ministry one […]

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By REUTERS June 27, 2017 Swarms of jelly fish washed up from the Mediterranean Sea threatened to clog one of Israel’s main power stations on Tuesday during hot summer days, its chief engineer told Reuters. Located north of Tel Aviv and near the coastal Israeli town of Hadera, the coal-fired power station, “Orot Rabin”, uses […]

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18/7/2017 In a continued drive towards harnessing the sun as a source of energy, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology on Monday announced that they have developed a high performance solar absorber, making the use of solar thermal applications more efficient. The solar absorber was developed with the partnership of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]

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Astana EXPO 2017 provides Kingdom with other platform to share ‘story of success’ with host, other countries By Mohammad Ghazal – Jun 29,2017 AMMAN — Jordan and Kazakhstan enjoy a huge potential for increased cooperation in the field of renewable energy especially since the two countries stand out in pursuit of schemes in this field, […]

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From EcoPeace: EcoPeace Middle East (www.ecopeaceme.org), a unique environmental organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israelis, with the primary objective of promoting cooperative efforts to protect the region’s shared environmental heritage, recently published a new report entitled “Decoupling National Water Needs for National Water Supplies: Insights and Potential for Countries in the Jordan Basin” […]

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10784-017-9364-y open access Abstract This paper explores the evolving patterns of hydropolitical relations in the dynamic contexts of Yarmouk and Blue Nile Rivers in comparison. The analysis aims at shedding light over the complex implications that recent political and social changes have aroused for the water disputes between Jordan and Syria on the one hand, […]

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Highlights • Given its unique historic stature, restoring the Jordan River is enjoying renewed attention. • Reduced desalinated water prices creates optimism about the potential to restore the Jordan River. • Population increases in the region undermine the ability to provide minimal environmental flow. • Climate change will continue to diminish the natural supply of […]

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H.Hussein (2017), “Politics of the Dead Sea Canal: a historical review of the evolving discourses, interests, and plans”, Water International http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02508060.2017.1344817 ABSTRACT This article explores how the idea of a canal connecting the Dead Sea with either the Red Sea or the Mediterranean Sea has evolved. It analyzes the proposals, the official interests, and the […]

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