Other North African countries are also interested in connecting grids with Europe. Jack Dutton July 13, 2023 Tunisia’s project to join its power grid to the much larger European electricity network through a 600-megawatt undersea cable to Italy is part of a broader effort by North African countries to connect their energy grids with the continent, the […]

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A stop-start electricity supply has left Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to face soaring temperatures without air conditioning. While they predominantly blame Israel’s blockade, they are also demanding action from Hamas July 18 2023. REUTERS A heatwave in the Gaza Strip that has sent temperatures over 38 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) worsened power shortages and […]

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Lack of cooling options amid poor housing conditions has left many vulnerable to heat-based illnesses in northern Syria. By Ali Haj Suleiman and Husam Hezaber Published On 16 Jul 2023 Idlib, Syria – Under a scorching sun, Hamida Dandoush sprinkles water on her tent in an attempt to cool it down, hoping to alleviate the high temperatures for herself […]

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As much of the world swelters in record temperatures, spare a thought for Issam Genedi, who ekes out a living washing cars in one of the planet’s hottest regions, the Gulf. Pausing from his work at an outdoor carpark in Dubai, the Egyptian migrant says the United Arab Emirates’ furnace-like summer feels even hotter this […]

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Dr. Ami Givati says extreme heatwaves will become a common occurrence in the coming years, warns Israel must prepare accordingly; ‘We see that it’s always underestimated and always worsens’ Alexandra Lukash|07.13.23  Israel was struck by a heavy heatwave on Thursday, lasting until mid-next week and while prolonged heatwaves have been rare in Israel until now, […]

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Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq’s Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes. Even at their centre in Chibayish, only a few expanses of the ancient waterways — home to a Marsh Arab culture that goes back millennia — […]

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editor’s note: This site normally confines itself to items specially about the Middle East and the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean. The item below, while on climate change generally, is included here because of the importance of fossil fuel extraction in the region – State owned and private corporations that are active, and the continuing development […]

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9/7/2023. Najib Saab the need to stop all investments in fossil fuels, when the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, stressed the need for an immediate shift towards renewable energy and abandoning all others. While the call to accelerate climate action is welcome, a successful energy transition requires the adoption of […]

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Najib Saab. 25/6/2023 holding its twentieth meeting in Marseille, on the southern coast of France, the region was witnessing the most terrible humanitarian disaster it has known for decades. A fishing boat smuggling migrants sank in international waters off the coast of Greece, and the sea swallowed hundreds of men, women and children who were […]

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Sunday’s government decision “proves the seriousness” Israel is placing on the issue of environmental sustainability. By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN Published: JULY 10, 2023 The cabinet approved Israel’s participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, on Sunday and said it would allocate NIS 9 million to its efforts. The coalition also expressed its commitment to pass a climate […]

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Instead of a rap on the knuckles, let us hope that future reports on Israel’s environmental performance match up to the incredible record Israel has on sustainable innovations. By JODIE COHEN Published: JUNE 24, 2023 Israel had a bit of a rap on the knuckles recently when it came to its environmental performance. While the innovation ecosphere is […]

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Agence France-Presse July 10, 2023 — Baghdad (AFP)  Southern Iraq’s fabled marshland is suffering its worst heatwave in the past 40 years, the United Nations warned on Monday, reporting a drastic drop in water levels. Largely arid Iraq is ranked by the UN as one of the world’s five countries most impacted by some effects of […]

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The work halt was supposed to expire following the Eid al-Adha holiday, which ended on Saturday night, but the leader of the Druze community announced that the Prime Minister’s Office informed him of its extension Adi Hashmonai. Jul 2, 2023 Construction of wind turbines in the northern Golan Heights did not resume on Sunday, despite […]

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Much of the soil in the small and dense state of Israel is polluted to a more or lesser degree, and with different chemicals: In many cases these are lands in the heart of cities – close to residences, schools and kindergartens; And what does the state do? Not much; Perhaps the explosion at the […]

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10 July 2023 Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability at Bethlehem University seeks a full time Project Coordinator for a 16-months project funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF). The project is titled “Science Based Conservation of Wetlands in KBAs in Palestine”. moreat (in arabic and job description in English)https://www.bethlehem.edu/2023/07/07/project-coordinator/ New BACHELOR program in […]

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an elaborate series of invitations to apply…..

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A sea of plastic, the Mediterranean is the area of the world most at risk for endangered seabirds. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Published: JULY 8, 2023 Cook’s Petrel, from New Zealand, is an endangered species and is one of the seabirds most at risk from plastic exposure. During its migrations it crosses the Pacific Ocean, and its wintering […]

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Project Sea clears rubbish from Aqaba’s reefs, which is recycled into bags by Palestinian refugees – a female-led scheme in a country where women must still fight for equality by Annika Brohm in Aqaba and Amman. Photography by John Goodwin Seascape: the state of our oceans is supported by theguardian.org 5 Jul 2023 The yacht Diversity […]

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Nature and Parks Authority, Coast Patrol volunteers authorized to move corals from external pollutants in efforts to protect natural treasures and marine life Ilana Curiel|06.28.23 | Twelve Coast Patrol volunteer divers have become the first volunteer unit charged with rescuing red corals in the Gulf of Eilat after a special training course by the Nature […]

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Agence France-Presse July 9, 2023 — Riyadh (AFP)  Saudi Arabia should review its goals for lowering carbon emissions and consider adopting targets to be met as soon as 2030, France’s energy transition minister told AFP in the kingdom. Agnes Pannier-Runacher left the world’s biggest oil exporter early Sunday morning after meeting with her Saudi counterpart and […]

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