Abu Dhabi, October 2015 Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi hosted a session organized by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) to present its portal www.AFEDmag.com. This comprehensive portal contains the complete archive of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia (Environment & Development) magazine, covering 20 years of operation, making over 120,000 pages of references freely […]

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NAJIB SAAB 2/10/2015 http://www.afedmag.com/english/mountada-albia-details.aspx?id=57 Landfills don’t solve the garbage problem, as much as producing more food doesn’t solve the hunger problem. Although part of the solution, both approaches are examples of partial measures bearing the seeds of bigger problems. A myth promoted by some environmental amateurs claims that “waste is wealth.” The fact re-mains that […]

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Is the Israeli summer really getting warmer? Will it ever snow in Tel Aviv again? Is global warming really responsible for the extreme weather changes we have been experiencing in the past century? An Israel Meteorological Service analysis offers some answers. Lihi Barak, Zavit 10.12.15 The year 2015 is coming to its end, and as […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/28/2015 20,000 households cut off from electricity. Hours after electrcity was restored to nearly every household in the country, flash floods destroyed power lines for thousands of people once again midday Wednesday, causing blackouts that lasted until the late evening. Heavy rain and wind put up to 20,000 households in the central […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/23/2015 “This resolution will help ensure that KKL’s pro-environmental stance against fracking and in-situ retorting [oil extraction] will remain regardless of what politician is running the organization.” In a landslide victory for green activists, World Zionist Congress delegates approved two environmental resolutions on Thursday that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/21/2015 Green Movement co-leader to replace Atar as MK. For lifelong environmentalist and soon-to-be Knesset newcomer Yael Cohen Paran, achieving a cleaner, more breathable Israel means transforming theoretical targets into tangible action. “Sometimes, it’s better to [set] more modest goals and work toward them,” she told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. An […]

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IQTISADI: “Climate Change Has Happened: The Middle East’s Climate Crisis” – October 22, 2015 http://www.dayan.org/iqtisadi-vol-5-no-10-october-22-2015 Iqtisadi Vol. 5, No. 10 (October 22, 2015) Editors: Paul Rivlin and Yitzhak Gal Assistant Editors: Brandon Friedman and Moran Levanoni Climate Change Has Happened: The Middle East’s Climate Crisis by Paul Rivlin The maddening pace of developments in the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/13/2015 Peres was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Economy Minister Arye Deri, who told the former president he remains a symbol of hope for the future. As terror attacks raged for another tragic day around Israel, former president Shimon Peres on Tuesday called upon countries around the globe to harness the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/16/2015 Israeli water sector entrepreneurs may have found the ideal global gateway for their groundbreaking technologies. As the Chinese government becomes increasingly eager to rehabilitate polluted aquifers and provide clean, efficient resources to an ever-expanding middle class, Israeli water sector entrepreneurs may have found the ideal global gateway for their groundbreaking technologies. […]

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SHARON UDASIN 10/15/2015 State assemblyman: We’re going “to do business with the State of Israel.” Aiming to help combat the ongoing drought crisis plaguing the state of California, an initiative launched on Wednesday night hopes to unite the brainpower of Israeli and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. More than 100 business executives, investors and policy- makers gathered […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/15/2015 Mapal CEO: If we can reduce the energy cost of wastewater treatment, why are they not chasing after us? Theatrical protesters took to the exhibition halls of the giant biennial WATEC exhibition in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, calling for the implementation of Israeli water innovation not just abroad, but at home […]

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Oct 14,2015 Water Ministry personnel recently inspect a tunnel in Qastal where illegal water fixtures were installed on a main carrier (Petra photo) AMMAN — The Water Ministry has detected a “major” violation on water resources in the Qastal area, which was implemented through digging a tunnel underneath the service street near the airport road. […]

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By JT – Oct 13,2015 AMMAN — US Ambassador Alice G. Wells and Water Minister Hazem Nasser marked on Tuesday 60 years of cooperation between the US and Jordan to develop the Kingdom’s water sector at a ceremony held at Al Hussein Youth City. Wells stressed the US’ recognition of the unique challenges faced by […]

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By Merza Noghai – Oct 15,2015 AMMAN — Sahab Municipality has started a plan to shift to solar energy in generating its electricity needs, a project that will make it “the first municipality in the Middle East” to become a green city, a municipality official said Thursday. Targeted buildings in the project, which is implemented […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/13/2015 NGO petitions High Court, noting that conservation would lead to dramatic economic, environmental benefits. Accusing officials of “violating the law,” environmentalists petitioned the High Court of Justice on Monday regarding the government’s failure to implement an energy efficiency program. The petition, submitted by attorneys at Adam Teva V’Din – Israel Union […]

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Report: Cabinet Convenes Tuesday to Tackle Trash File The government is expected to hold a session next week to address the ongoing garbage disposal crisis, reported the daily An Nahar on Saturday. Ministerial sources said that the session will be held on Tuesday “unless there are surprises in store on Sunday.” “Should the cabinet not […]

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Littering, sewage and vandalism prove to be continuing problems on country’s coastline, new report says. Zafrir Rinat Oct 17, 2015 Israel’s beaches continue to be polluted by large quantities of litter, are periodically shut down by sewage leaks and are too often vandalized by visitors, according to new data from the Environmental Protection Ministry and […]

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The gas-rich United Arab Emirates will invest $35 billion in clean energy by 2021 as it seeks to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels following crude’s global price slide, it said Sunday. “By 2021, our investments in nuclear and solar projects will reach $35 billion (31 billion Euros),” Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said at an […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 10/07/2015 Afek Oil and Gas say findings have so far revealed a ‘very robust oil-bearing strata’ While numerous Israeli media outlets reported huge Golan Heights oil discoveries on Wednesday morning, it remains to be seen whether these hydrocarbons are actually extractable and usable. Although Afek Oil and Gas announced in both May […]

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Lebanon has submitted its climate action plan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ahead of the new universal climate change agreement which will be reached at the UN climate conference in Paris in December 2015. The Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) is a country’s public declaration on what actions it intends to […]

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