The self-sufficient toolbox allows for crops to grow, while creating electricity through solar panels – ‘the main idea is to harvest the sun twice’; Those benefiting most from this innovation are mostly remote communities, such as indigenous populations, smaller farms, kibbutzim A unique project on a small piece of land in the desert of Israel […]

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Insurance Fund for Natural Risks in Agriculture says most wheat fields in Israel have no irrigation infrastructure, and with no storm systems on the horizon, damage from lack of precipitation to agriculture could reach millions Yair Kraus|12.12.22 | It has been two weeks since Israeli farmers planted wheat seeds in their fields, but instead of […]

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The United Arab Emirates has directed government entities such as the armed forces and hospital authorities to buy locally grown produce to support agri-tech efforts in the desert country, the minister of climate change and environment said on Sunday. The UAE, which imports 90% of its food, took the decision at an annual government meeting […]

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The Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi (EAD) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Cyprus Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany, regarding cooperation on a major atmospheric research project named Atmospheric Research Expedition to Abu Dhabi (AREAD). The agreement will see an EAD research vessel fitted with advanced monitoring equipment supplied and […]

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The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and Kinneret Academic College have launched a call for proposals to create new innovative products or services that improve energy and/or water efficiency for businesses in the tourism industry. The call is part of the transboundary GREENinMED project and funded by the European Union through the ENI CBCMED programme. […]

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Marom Energy slated to begin construction of plant on privately held Bedouin land, as Israel aims to double solar capacity by 2025 By MAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE Published: DECEMBER 7, 2022 Israel is heading toward a green energy revolution, and it turns out that the Bedouin community could play a starring role. Marom Energy, a […]

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PNI now wants to work with numerous kibbutzim to reestablish wetlands and build ecotourism sites across Israel. By JODIE COHEN Published: DECEMBER 9, 2022 When my family first moved to Israel, I remember one day I noticed a strange black cloud in an otherwise perfectly blue sky. The cloud moved quickly and in a strange […]

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University of Haifa: Huge amounts of waste have been found at the mouth of the Kidron Stream leading to the Dead Sea. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH DECEMBER 7, 2022 Huge amounts of plastic waste have been discovered at the mouth of the Kidron Stream that abuts the Dead Sea’s waterline according to researchers from the University […]

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Animals more and more across waste left by humans in the open, sometimes leading to deadly outcomes; environmentalists warn similar cases unfortunately more common as non-biodegradable waste accumulates Noa Fischer|12.04.22 | 16:02 A jackal has been found dead in northern Israel after his head became stuck in a discarded plastic bottle that he couldn’t free […]

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CCDR offers evidence-based assessment of climate responsive policy By Rayya Al Muheisen – Dec 07,2022 World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj speaks during the launch of Jordan’s Country Climate and Development Report on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of World Bank) AMMAN — Climate-responsive development can bridge inequality, protect livelihoods […]

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Bloomberg Published: 08 December ,2022: Oman said it had received plenty of interest from international energy companies for two green-hydrogen concessions that will be awarded early next year and which may require around $10 billion of investment. The government plans to choose winning bidders by the end of March for the blocks near the port […]

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Omar Al-Ubaydli Published: 07 December ,2022: The UK’s Prince William recently announced that the Omani climate change company 44.01 was one of the five winners of the prestigious Earthshot prize for environmental innovation. Arabs must celebrate this success, and scientifically study the factors that allowed them to win so that other Arab projects can follow […]

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Ahmed Morsy , Thursday 8 Dec 2022 Egypt inaugurated the first phase of New Mansoura, one of 30 fourth-generation smart cities planned since 2014. New Mansoura is the latest in a series of fourth generation cities “New Mansoura City is part of a comprehensive plan the state has been implementing in recent years to build […]

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5/12/2022 The Diverting Waste by Encouraging Reuse and Recycling (DAWERR) project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced its second round of support to three new groupings of municipalities to improve solid waste management (SWM) services, thus diverting significant proportions away from landfills. The participating municipalities include Ansarieh, Loubieh, Saksakiye and […]

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While Israel is swimming in desalinated water, its eastern neighbor is desperate for more H2O, as are the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The hope is that necessity will dampen any political opposition to the deal David Rosenberg Nov 30, 2022 On paper, it’s a win-win situation. The kingdom of Jordan is desperately […]

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With cold spells and massive rainstorms keeping the bees from pollinating, Gazan apiculturists see honey production plummet to previously unseen lows Reuters|11.22.22 This time, it wasn’t the bulldozers or the bullets, but the rain and the wind. Weather kept the bees confined to their hives in the spring, when they should have been out foraging […]

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With the help of a ‘biological pump’, carbon is transformed by photosynthesis into solid organic matter that sinks to the seafloor and is eliminated from the ecologic system – this could help commercial companies reduce carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere Ynet|11.10.22 The Red Sea in the Gulf of Eilat absorbs greenhouse gases from the […]

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Studies show birds collide with high voltage wires in Israel at rate of no less than 200 incidents per kilometer every year; drone efficacy being tested to install devices able to warn birds of danger Noa Fisher|11.28.22 | Israel’s Electric corporation, the Society for the Protection of Nature and the Environmental Protection Ministry have launched […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk 25 November 2022, Abbas Hashem fixed his worried gaze on the horizon — the day was almost gone and still, there was no sign of the last of his water buffaloes. He knows that when his animals don’t come back from roaming the marshes of this part of Iraq, they must be […]

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The small park with air-conditioned paths is an apt illustration of World Cup host Qatar’s answers, so far, to the rising temperatures its people face. The wealthy Gulf Arab nation has been able to pay for extreme adaptive measures like this thanks to the natural gas it exports to the world. A small peninsula that […]

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