Ulan-Bator mission visits Israel to learn about treatment methods for contaminated water, soil Ynetnews Published: 01.14.13 A delegation from Mongolia’s Ministry of Environment and Green Development is hoping to take home practical lessons from a recent visit to Israel. According to the Environmental Protection Ministry the Ulan-Bator mission visited Israel in late December as guests […]

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January 18, 2013 01:29 AM By Olivia Alabaster AINATA/MEQNE, Lebanon: One hundred years ago this hill at the foot of Mount Makmel in northern Lebanon was covered in vineyards. But continuous rural to urban migration in the years since left the vines untended, and the trees died. The hill was left bare. Ainata, the adjacent […]

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by Kira Walker, Published: 15/01/2013 The 11th Panel Discussion of the Cairo Climate Talks was held last night at the Youth Leaders/Civic Education Center in Zamalek to discuss emissions reduction and clean development mechanisms (CDMs) in Egypt. Titled “Reducing Emissions in Egypt –– CDM Put into Practise,” the event presented two up and running CDM […]

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Two arrested during protest against plans to set up cement factory that will increase pollution in Qalansawe industrial zone Hassan Shaalan Published: 01.13.1 Hundreds of Jewish and Arab residents of Shaar Efraim, Qalansawe and Nitzanei Oz protested against an environmental hazard at the Qalansawe industrial zone on Sunday. Two demonstrators were arrested following clashes between […]

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Thirty farmers from Strip visit agricultural expo in western Negev; say there’s ‘more to Gaza than militants and rockets’ Elior Levy Published: 01.11.1 Some 30 Gaza farmers participated in an agricultural expo held in the Eshkol Regional Council last week, despite the hostile relations between Israel and the Strip’s government, run by Hamas. “Agriculture knows […]

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by Khetam Malkawi | Jan 12, 2013 | 21:22 AMMAN — Jordan is unlikely to reduce its birthrate to 2.1 births per woman by 2030, according to a report issued recently by the Higher Population Council (HPC). The report, which analyses population indicators from 2007-2011, showed that during the period under study, the birthrate in […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Jan 12, 2013 AMMAN – Ninety million cubic metres (mcm) of water entered the country’s major dams over the past five days, boosting storage at the reservoirs to 45 per cent of their total capacity, according to official figures. The major dams now hold 146.6mcm of their total capacity of 325 […]

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Week-long torrential rain storms give Israel’s freshwater reservoir much needed boost; Water Authority expects additional 50cm rise from snowfall Ynet Published: 01.11.13 Lake Kinneret enjoyed a robust six-day period resulting in a massive rise of nearly a meter, the Water Authority said. The weather system which brought a week-long rain storm to Israel has caused […]

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Petra | Jan 12, 2013 | 21:27 AMMAN — The Ministry of Municipal Affairs will hold accountable municipalities and joint service councils that failed to perform their duties during last week’s blizzard. Minister Mahir Abul Samin said this would be done in accordance with reports from governors and other specialised committees that monitored municipalities’ work. […]

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by Taylor Luck | Jan 12, 2013 | 21:21 AMMAN — Dozens of activists demonstrated in several cities on Friday to protest against what they called a “poor response” by officials to last week’s winter weather. Under the slogan “Your corruption is drowning us,” tens of activists hit the streets in Zarqa, Tafileh, Maan and […]

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Sabrina Ghazal Fri, 11/01/2013 A new minister of environment was appointed last week, and according to two major environmental experts, he could be the best the country ever had. Khaled Mohamed Fahmy Abdel Aal was appointed new minister for environmental affairs last Sunday by Prime Minister Hesham Qandil. Abdel Aal swore in to his new […]

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Research finds tens of thousands of olive trees planted in Israel’s arid areas environmentally beneficial Billie Frenkel Published: 01.12.13 The planting of ten of thousands of olive trees in arid areas in Israel have proved highly beneficial, according to a study which said the trees provide shade for animals, purge the air and even produce […]

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Rana Khaled Sun, 13/01/2013 Famous worldwide for its high nutritional values and medicinal properties, the Moringa tree is mostly unknown in Egypt. In an attempt to make use of this miracle plant on a wide scale, researchers are considering the possibility of mixing extracts of the tree with subsidized bread to improve Egyptian public health. […]

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by Hana Namrouqa | Jan 09, 2013 AMMAN — More than 44 million cubic metres (mcm) of water flowed into the country’s major dams over the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. Storage at the reservoirs went up from 62mcm on Tuesday morning to 105.5mcm by Wednesday morning, the ministry’s […]

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By Noah Browning QALQILYA (Reuters) – Heavy winter downpours have turned some Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank into a morass of filth and flooding as an Israeli barrier blocks the waters from draining away. In Qalqilya, a town of 42,000 in the northern West Bank almost completely surrounded by the concrete wall, Khaled […]

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January 11, 2013 01:22 AM By Meris Lutz BEIRUT: A combination of political corruption, poorly maintained infrastructure and a lack of planning contributed to the severe flooding that devastated wide swaths of Lebanon following a severe winter storm that struck the country this week, experts told The Daily Star Thursday. The impoverished Beirut suburb of […]

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Lake Kinneret rose 67 centimeters during the recent storm, according to Israel Water Authority figures – between a quarter and a third of its annual average. By Zafrir Rinat and Eli Ashkenazi | Jan.10, 2013 The stormy weather of the past week began to ease on Thursday, with light rain expected Friday mainly on the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 01/10/2013 Plan to safeguard TA area’s main highway went through series of committees,subcommittees and steering committees. While a State Comptroller’s Report from nearly a decade ago warned that the Ayalon River canal must be diverted to avert an eventual overflow, the relevant government authorities did not act quickly enough to prevent the […]

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Extreme weather front that brought massive rainfall to Israel causes flooding of agricultural land; prompts possibility of ‘natural disaster’ status for industry Avital Lahav Published: 01.09.13 The heavy rainfall in Israel over the past several days may have been kind to Lake Kinneret, but Israel’s farmers have not fared so well, as the extreme weather […]

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The closure of the Sharonim recycling plant could damage one of the Environmental Protection Ministry’s main campaigns – to encourage the separation of garbage for recycling. By Zafrir Rinat | Dec.31, 2012 One of central Israel’s largest waste recycling facilities, located in Taibeh, lacks a business license and is the source of environmental nuisances, according […]

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