By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN 01/25/2016 The bill proposes more regulations and licensing for exterminators, as well as heavy fines and potential jail time for violators. The Knesset’s Internal Affairs and Environment Committee gave its approval for a bill aimed at imposing stricter regulations on the use of pesticides. The legislation seeks further training and tougher […]

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AMMAN — The job of street cleaners at municipalities around the Kingdom, is classified as a “hazardous” profession, Social Security Corporation (SSC) Spokesperson Musa Sbeihi said Saturday. Citing the list of dangerous professions included with the insurance benefits by-law issued under the SSC Law, Sbeihi said in a statement that the Greater Amman Municipality and […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk 27 January 2016, 09:49 Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said on Wednesday that the decision to export Lebanon’s trash must be reviewed in light of the huge expenses it entails and the new offer submitted by a Thai based company proposing cheaper prices to solve the eight-month long crisis. “Regardless of the […]

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Tom Lewis and Kaveh Madani for Tehran Bureau Wednesday 20 January 2016 03.00 EST A trickle of water has returned this winter to Zayandeh Rud (the Zayandeh River) through Isfahan, but it won’t last long. When the winter rainfall ends and the snow in the mountains has melted in spring, high demand for water will […]

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By JT – Jan 26,2016 AMMAN — MP Rula Hroub on Tuesday questioned the government on raising a fixed charge included in the water bill by nearly 100 per cent, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. At a Lower House oversight session, Hroub (Stronger Jordan list) said that she was not convinced by the government’s […]

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BARCELONA, 20 January 2016 (WAFA) – Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Fathallah Sijilmassi Wednesday reaffirmed the commitment to support the Palestinian Government in its socio-economic initiatives and stressed the importance of Palestine in the Euro-Mediterranean agenda. Sijilmassi made UfM’s position clear during a meeting held with Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyadh […]

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By Dana Al Emam – Jan 24,2016 AMMAN — Despite their relatively modest contributions to scientific research locally and internationally, women have what it takes to excel, according to award-winning Jordanian scientist Ramia Al Bakain. Women constitute only 30 per cent of scientists worldwide, she said, adding that out of 575 Nobel Prizes in the […]

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From holistic management to advanced toilets, Israel has pioneered ideas that can help the planet manage its increasingly threatened water sources. Ruth Schuster Jan 19, 2016 12:32 PM The world’s problem with water isn’t that it’s disappearing. The water is there. The problem is that in many areas, growing populations have less and less water […]

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Water-Gen, founded by Arye Kohavi, developed revolutionary technology to ensure IDF soldiers are never short of clean water; Kohavi brought the technology to India, Africa, Central America and China. Alexander J. Apfel, TPS 01.22.16 A lack of water on the battlefield is not something that soldiers can afford to worry about in the heat of […]

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22/1/2016 Massive deployment of low-carbon energy in the world’s cities is now both vital and economic, a high-level United Nations meeting concluded yesterday at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Hosted by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the Habitat III Secretariat, the meeting sets the agenda for October’s United […]

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22/1/2016 More than 15 projects on sustainable energy in Lebanon were submitted to NEEREA during the first 20 days of 2016, with a total value of more than $12 Million. LCEC estimates that more than $300 million of projects will be implemented during the year. According to the 2015 statistics, the average amount per project […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Jan 18,2016 AMMAN — Responding to a drop in annual per capita share of water by 16 per cent over the past five years, the government has launched a 10-year water strategy to bridge a growing gap between supply and demand. Demand for water in Jordan has risen by 21 per […]

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By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 17,2016 AMMAN — The Cabinet on Sunday reviewed a new national water strategy that will cost the Kingdom JD5.3 billion over the next 10 years, Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani said. The 2016-2025 water strategy will entail implementing several projects to secure additional water resources, as Jordan is the world’s second […]

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By Dana Al Emam – Jan 21,2016 AMMAN — An upcoming conference seeks to shed light on gender mainstreaming in issues related to climate change, highlighting local women’s contributions in the field. The “Climate Change from a Gender Perspective Conference”, which will be held on February 1 followed by two days of workshops, will discuss […]

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Basel Burgan The Jordanian National Master Energy Strategy of 2007 proposed a mix of energy resources to divert Jordan from dependence on energy source imports. This mix comprises gas, oil, oil shale and renewable energy (RE). The study also proposed the introduction of nuclear power for as little as 6 per cent of the overall […]

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by Mohammad Ghazal – Jan 21,2016 AMMAN — Jordan, which leads the Arab world in renewable energy projects, is on track to generate 10 per cent of its power needs via wind and solar projects by 2020, an official said Thursday. The percentage is set as a target for green energy’s contribution to the country’s […]

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UAE company to develop 200MW solar plant in Jordan – Jordan Times AMMAN — Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, on Wednesday announced an agreement to develop a commercially driven utility-scale 200 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar plant for the Energy Ministry. The agreement comes less than one month after Masdar and its partners inaugurated the […]

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by Mohammad Ghazal – Jan 14,2016 AMMAN — As part of efforts to reduce energy consumption, the government on Thursday launched a project to distribute LED (light emitting diode) power-saving bulbs to households at no charge. Under the first phase of the project, the distribution of 42,000 power saving bulbs will start soon in different […]

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18/1/2016 The Middle East and North Africa’s urban waste volume doubling by 2025 is straining budgets and forcing governments to reinvent strategies, experts announced today in advance of EcoWaste’s MENA Municipalities Roundtable. By 2025, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)’s daily urban waste is set to reach 369,320 tons, more than double from 2012, […]

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18 Arrested, 4 Injured as Activists Storm Environment Ministry by Naharnet Newsdesk 14 January 2016, 12:45 Demonstrators and security forces scuffled outside the environment ministry in Beirut on Thursday after several civil society activists stormed the building to protest the authorities’ failure to resolve the waste problem. Anti-riot police pushed back “We Want Accountability” and […]

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