By SHARON UDASIN 05/04/2011 23:38 Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan is thinking globally and acting locally. Before setting off for New York to take part in the 19th United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, which began this week, Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan spoke with The Jerusalem Post about his intended contributions to the conference, […]

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By JORDANA HORN 05/13/2011 05:03 Erdan was in New York to discuss sustainable development, but used his time at the podium to respond to speeches attacking Israel. Talkbacks (1) NEW YORK – Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan on Wednesday slammed Arab states for hurling invective at Israel during a meeting in the UN General Assembly. […]

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BEIRUT: Caretaker Water and Energy Minister Jibran Bassil emphasized Friday the need to rehabilitate the Zouk power station by halting its operations for a minimum of nine months, a move which would increase power rationing by five hours per day. According to Bassil, the plant supplies no less than 25 percent of the total electricity […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – The Ministry of Environment will start today a campaign to raise awareness to the dangers of fumes emitted by vehicles, in a bid to curb air pollution, a senior government official said on Saturday. The two-month campaign aims at raising motorists’ awareness about the importance of protecting the environment by […]

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By TOVAH LAZAROFF 05/12/2011 06:14 Human rights group says big disparity in amount of natural resources allocated to settlers versus to Palestinians in these regions. The Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea are the two West Bank regions most exploited by Israel, when one compares the amount of natural resources allocated to settlers versus […]

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AMMAN (Petra) – The Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) on Wednesday defended its decision to build a military academy in the forests of Ajloun, stressing that it has altered blueprints to limit the number of uprooted trees. According to a JAF statement released yesterday, blueprints have been “drastically” altered to limit the uprooting of any trees […]

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Forests constitute less than one per cent of Jordan’s total area. This relatively small area is constantly decreasing due to factors like climate change, urbanisation, illegal logging and fires. If authorities and the public cannot do much about climate change, they can do a lot to control the three other elements. Now that the hot […]

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May 11, 2011 02:09 AM (Last updated: May 11, 2011 08:40 AM) By Mohammed Zaatari The Daily Star BEIRUT: Activists in Baabda and residents of eastern Sidon are up in arms about mounting environmental problems and are urging the authorities to step in to provide solutions. Sidon residents, frustrated with mounting piles of trash and […]

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May 10, 2011 01:14 AM (Last updated: May 10, 2011 01:14 AM) By Mohammed Zaatari The Daily Star SIDON: The Interior Ministry will take over supervision of the collection and treatment of Sidon and nearby towns’ waste, after most regions in the Union of Sidon and Zahrani Municipalities agreed to allocate 40 percent of their […]

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May 09, 2011 02:58 AM (Last updated: May 09, 2011 01:31 PM) By Mohammed Zaatari, Antoine Amrieh The Daily Star SIDON / TRIPOLI: Even beach clean-up efforts have sought to capitalize on unrest sweeping the Arab world, with Big Blue Association environmental activists claiming that “the people want a clean beach in Lebanon, echoing calls […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/12/2011 03:27 Program to provide basic tools for careers in clean-tech. Ariel University Center of Samaria will launch an undergraduate degree in Green Chemistry this fall, which aims to provide a strong foundation in the chemistry of renewable energy. “There is a demand out there for people with a bachelor’s degree that […]

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By RON FRIEDMAN 05/05/2011 04:15 Noisy neighbors to pay between NIS 350-1,800 for lighting firecrackers, operating loud gardening tools. The Knesset Law Committee passed on Wednesday an addition to the criminal procedure order designating fines ranging from NIS 350- NIS 1,800 for violations of the Abatement of Nuisances Law, having to do with noise in […]

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1) Call for funding proposals [source: EnpiCBCMED date: 05.05.2011] Call for strategic projects launched The Joint Managing Authority is pleased to announce that the call for strategic projects is now officially open (determination N. 48/1066 of 05/05/2011). € 62,4 million are available for cross-border cooperation projects focusing on the six following topics under Programme Priorities 1 and […]

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By Robert Tashima AMMAN – Jordan’s farmers have been offered the chance to rebuild a long lost export market as Saudi Arabia gets set to resume imports of a range of the kingdom’s produce. However, with the role played by agriculture in the Jordanian economy dwindling over the past 50 years and competition for scarce […]

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New plan calls for NIS 52 billion to develop alternatives to natural water sources. By Zafrir Rinat Investments of NIS 52 billion will be needed in the coming decade to develop water production and supply systems to deal with the shortfall of natural water sources, which considerably exceeds previous estimates, according to a master plan […]

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Cairo, May 4, 2011 The regional roadshow to present AFED 2010 report on water, Sustainable Management of a Scarce Resource, reached Cairo, after stops in Beirut, Damascus, Kuwait and, Riyadh. The event was hosted by the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) at its headquarters in the Egyptian capital. […]

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Riyadh, May 3, 2011 The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) started yesterday a 5-day water efficiency workshop in Riyadh, organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Water and Electricity in Saudi Arabia. The workshop, held at the Riyadh Marriot Hotel, is sponsored by ACWA Power International, a leading water and power company. The […]

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By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN – With fresh water resources dwindling across the country, authorities are encouraging Jordan Valley farmers to turn to saltier solutions when it comes time to water their crops. The Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) will soon embark on a pilot project utilising saline water for irrigation purposes to reduce the amount of […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 05/05/2011 04:49 “This is a process of privatization of the water economy and will cause an additional rise in prices,” Friends of Earth says. The National Planning and Building Council on Tuesday decided to support a plan proposed by the Water Authority to build five new desalination plants in an effort to […]

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By IKRAM AL YACOUB Al Arabiya with Agencies Renewable power from the sun, wind, water and biomass can generate a major portion of the planet’s energy supply by 2050, according to a draft United Nations report obtained by Agence-France Presse. Renewables have the potential to bring power to the world’s poorest regions, boost energy security […]

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