The law says environmental data is a matter of public record, but convoluted the bureaucracy stands in the way of access. By Zafrir Rinat | Apr. 2, 2014 | 8:29 PM There are many ways to measure environmental conditions in a country, and one of the most important measures is data availability. In Israel, efforts […]

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IPCRI is partnered with Byspokes, an innovative UK-based NGO, to introduce water-efficient food production systems in two communities identified as being disproportionately impacted by the conflict (one in Israel, one in the Palestine). Starting in September 2013, IPCRI and Byspokes are introducing water-efficient food production systems in two communities identified as being disproportionately impacted by […]

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As ponds near the Dead Sea dry up, nature authority compelled to make artificial homes for Jordan tilapia. By Zafrir Rinat | Mar. 30, 2014 Jordan tilapia have returned to the Ein Feshkha nature reserve, next to the Dead Sea, but not to the natural habitat they have always known. Agriculture Ministry specialists carried out […]

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Egypt’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the use of coal for power generation after a fierce debate within the government over whether the highly pollutant fuel should be permitted for use by the energy-intensive cement industry. Struggling to avoid public unrest over blackouts, the government has cut natural gas supplies to factories, prompting cement companies to […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 04/02/2014 Energy security firm Nation-E and the Netanya Municipality have teamed up to operate the country’s first citywide energy protection system. The company installed a first smart meter on Monday at Netanya’s city hall, part of a system that is planned to span the entire municipal area and ensure resilient electricity operations, […]

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March 25, 2014 BEIRUT: Energy and Water Minister Arthur Nazarian said Monday that there was more than 70,000 times Lebanon’s annual energy consumption available from geothermal energy. “The geothermal resource assessment for Lebanon showed that the geothermal energy available in the country is 1,000 million megawatt hours, which is 70 fold the amount of energy […]

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NAJIB SAAB 19/3/2014 Sustainability Week, which was hosted in Abu Dhabi, opened doors for the future. Discussions at the annual assembly of the International Agency for Renewable Energy (IRENA), the World Future Energy Summit and the Water Summit showed indisputably that the world as we know it is changing. Countries that aspire to play an […]

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Project to explore and develop oil in northern West Bank initiated by Mideast envoy Tony Blair and US Secretary of state John Kerry to help Palestinian economy. Associatd Press Published: 03.18.14, 21:04 / Israel Business The Palestinian Authority has announced plans to explore for oil in the West Bank, throwing a new element of uncertainty […]

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Protestors gathered outside Minister Silvan Shalom’s home to oppose the terms of the Leviathan natural gas field export deal. By Eran Azran | Mar. 27, 2014 everal protesters gathered outside the home of Energy and Water Resources Minister Silvan Shalom on Wednesday night to protest the Leviathan natural gas field export deal due to be […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 03/23/2014 Companies selected will work together under the direction of the Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Fund. The chief scientists of Israel’s Economy Ministry and Canada’s Natural Resources Ministry have approved three new collaborative projects focusing on unconventional energy resources, worth $6.7 million in total. Tasked with honing industrial practices regarding unconventional […]

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Petra | Apr 03, 2014 AMMAN — The Natural Resources Authority (NRA), in cooperation with oil shale companies in the Kingdom, is scheduled to organise the second international conference on oil shale on April 14 and 15. The NRA said the conference will host senior officials, decision makers, experts and researches in the field to […]

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Israel needs to update its laws and apply this legislation across the Green Line, experts say. By Zafrir Rinat | Mar. 22, 2014 Israel’s environmental laws have begun to resemble those in the West, but the legal snafu in the West Bank leaves its inhabitants exposed to hazards. Burning trash, leaking sewage and illegal charcoal […]

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JERUSALEM POST East Jerusalem residents petition High Court over lack of water By SHARON UDASIN 03/26/2014 Tens of thousands go dry for three weeks, Water Ministry, Water Authority, municipality and Hagihon utility trade blame. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel and east Jerusalem residents appealed to the High Court of Justice on Tuesday, petitioning […]

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10 million euro project will help provide good quality water to 75,000 Palestinians in the Strip. AFP Published: 03.23.14, 01:05 GAZA CITY – The European Union and UNICEF launched a project Thursday to build a desalination plant in the Gaza Strip to provide 75,000 Palestinians with drinking water. A joint statement said the project will […]

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AMMAN — Authorities on Wednesday discovered a violation on a water main in Jiza that supplies one of the capital’s largest reservoirs, according to a government official. A 75-millimetre pipe was installed on a 600-millimetre main that conveys water from the Qastal pumping station in south Amman to the Abu Alanda reservoir in east Amman, […]

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HEBRON (Ma’an) — A group of settlers from the illegal outpost of Mitzpe Yair on Thursday attacked and destroyed solar panels belonging to a Palestinian community in the south Hebron hills, locals said. Witnesses told Ma’an that the settlers destroyed three out of five solar panels providing electricity to the small village of Khirbet Bir […]

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Highway company’s flood-control scheme for Ayalon River widely seen as expensive, wasteful, ecologically harmful. By Zafrir Rinat | Mar. 24, 2014 There is growing opposition to a plan to direct the waters of the Ayalon River into the Mediterranean Sea, as a way to curb flooding. The Israel Water Authority, the Environmental Protection Ministry and […]

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Similar plans are in the works for Rishon Letzion, Tel Aviv, Modi’in and Kfar Saba. By Zafrir Rinat | Mar. 24, 2014 Residents of Rehovot don’t have to go far to reach the “country.” Only a short distance from the city’s eastern neighborhoods is a rural area with red loam hills, some of the area’s […]

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March 21, 2014 12:29 AM By Rayane Abou Jaoude BEIRUT: Every year, white storks make their spring migration from Africa to Europe, flying hundreds of kilometers across the Lebanese coast, a key migratory corridor for many birds. This year, however, some of them will not make it home, but will instead fall prey to Lebanese […]

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From www.VisitPalestine.ps Most people do not realise that Palestine’s location at the crossroads of Africa, Europe, and Asia makes it a birdwatchers’ paradise. In fact, Palestine is considered one of the most important places for monitoring bird migration in the world. Each year, between March and April, over half a billion birds soar above our […]

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