By Mohammed Zaatari Monday, January 17, 2011 Minister wants Sidon dump turned into garden SIDON: Caretaker Environment Minister Mohammad Rahhal called Sunday for Sidon’s toxic waste dump to be turned into a garden complex. Speaking at an environmental fair held to draw attention to the country’s various ecological challenges, Rahhal expressed his wish to convert […]

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Passersby help environmental activists clean up Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard. ‘Our goal is to replace litter with clean, green environment,’ one of organizers says Michel Dor Published: 01.04.11, 07:52 Environmental activists from the non-profit organization “A Country without Cigarette Litter” recruited passersby to help clean up Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard recently. Residents were given a […]

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Randa Habib’s Corner I think it is time to draw the attention more seriously about littering around here. Littering with cans, bottles, plastic bags, cigarettes and diapers, particularly in the few forests we have, has become intolerable. Why can’t people clean up? Those who choose a forest on their days off, even in winter when […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 01/12/2011 03:58 List represents very initial results of survey of hazards IDF is undertaking as part of 4 year, NIS 400 million effort to clean up its environment. The army published a list on Tuesday of 14 gas stations and one factory that pose a risk of environmental pollution. The army […]

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Figure 1: World Distribution of Poisoning-caused Fatality 20 The severity of any environmental-health impact depends on the length of exposure, the ‘dose’ or amount of the harmful compound, and vulnerability of the recipient. It is worth re-emphasizing that acute exposures to hazardous wastes can lead to death or serious illness. Chronic exposure is most often […]

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By: Ibrahim Abdel Gelil Recent studies predict that sea level could rise by more than one metre this century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to escalate.Stefan Rahmstorf The need to bridge the gap between science and public policy in the Arab region is obvious; the environmental and climate policy is no exception. In a region […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 01/13/2011 03:15 Mapal Green Energy has developed a way to meet stricter requirements without building a whole new facility, stopping current processes. Mapal Green Energy has seen its business surge over the past several months as kibbutzim and local authorities start figuring out how to meet new sewage treatment regulations set […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 01/14/2011 To prevent oil spills, ministry needs more know-how, authority and regulations, environment minister says. Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan sent an urgent letter on Wednesday to his colleague National Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau demanding a halt to all exploratory drilling at the Leviathan natural gas field off Haifa. Erdan said […]

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Israel is about to miss a huge opportunity if it doesn’t make a radical change in its environmental policy. By Ora Coren Businesses can create products that actually clean up the environment rather than those that pollute it, the head of the Akirov Institute for Business and the Environment at Tel Aviv University said yesterday […]

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The Better Place company expects 2011 to be a breakthrough year for electric cars in Israel but there are questions on whether the electric grid is up to the task. By Liz Steinberg Israel is one of the global pioneers in building national infrastructure for electric cars, as the home base of electric car innovator […]

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The project on Comparing Climate Change Policy Networks http://compon.org/ examines factors that account for cross-national variation in efforts to mitigate climate change. Nations have sufficient natural scientific information on the subject, but lack the social and political will to respond seriously. The COMPON project currently has teams in over 15 societies (developed, developing, and transitional) […]

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AMMAN (JT) – Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh did not discuss joint water projects with Israel in his recent meetings with Israeli officials, an official said on Tuesday, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. Responding to media reports and op-eds claiming that Judeh held meetings with Israeli officials that focused on implementing joint […]

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Friends of the Earth Middle East’s “Good Water Neighbors project” was one of 10 educational projects chosen to present its activities at the “First Sachnin-Oranim Conference for Education for Tolerance and Coexistence”. The conference took place in the Arab Israeli city of Sachnin on December 14th with keynote speaker Avraham Burg, speaking about the role […]

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By AMIRAM BARKAT 01/06/2011 07:27 Cancellation of the tender and publication of a new one is liable to delay the facility by years. Prime Minister’s Office director- general Eyal Gabai will advise the government to cancel the contract with Mekorot (national water company) to build the Ashdod desalination plant, people familiar with the matter told […]

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By Raed Omari AMMAN – The outlook for the Kingdom’s agriculture sector is stable, according to farmers and experts, who expressed hope that January and February will bring sufficient rain so farms can meet market needs. Musa Mashatleh, a farmer and agriculture expert in the northern Jordan Valley, said vegetable crops in the area have […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 01/13/2011 03:28 Water Authority has been considering a change in water prices such that the average user would pay less and the wasteful one more. Water Authority head Prof. Uri Shani clarified Wednesday that extreme measures to conserve water would only be considered if less than 70% of the average amount […]

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By EHUD ZION WALDOKS 01/04/2011 05:04 Despite reduced pumping, Israel’s “national lake” has dropped back down to last year’s level due to drier winters. The years 2001 to 2010 treated Lake Kinneret particularly poorly, the Water Authority said Monday. Moreover, according to its summary of 2010, Lake Kinneret has dropped back down to last year’s […]

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With increased interest worldwide, Jewish state marketing its waste water reuse technologies and has developed billion-dollar industry by sharing systems and expertise Reuters Published: 01.13.11, 08:34 Thirty years ago, Israeli farmers faced a daunting choice – find a new water source or go under. Their solution was waste water recycling. Now climate change is presenting […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Water supply in the southern Tafileh Governorate, where water loss amounts to 56 per cent, will be improved under an $18 million project that entails construction of reservoirs and rehabilitation of deteriorated networks, according to officials. To this end, the Japanese government on Wednesday granted Jordan $560,000 for drawing up […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – Overpumping of water from the Azraq Basin for drinking and irrigation purposes is raising salinity levels at the aquifer, a recently released study indicated. The basin, which supplies Amman with 17 million cubic metres (mcm) of potable water annually and 43mcm for irrigation, is showing signs of salinisation and depletion, […]

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