Energy guru Eytan Sheshinski has a plan to use Israel’s sovereign wealth fund for future generations to realize the country’s climate goals Sep 5, 2022 On the day we spoke with energy guru Prof. Eytan Sheshinski, a report by the Energy Ministry was published on state profits collected from natural gas and minerals in the […]

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August 24, 2022 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Egypt and Savola Foods, the leading company in wheat-based products across the region, signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming to improve food security and climate change adaptation. The signing ceremony was attended by Minister of International Cooperation, Rania al-Mashat. This comes under state efforts to […]

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The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) yesterday launched the UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge. The pledge aims to increase the engagement of the private sector in the country’s decarbonisation drive, in line with the UAE Net Zero 2050 Strategic Initiative. The pledge forms the basis of future collaborations between the private sector, non-governmental organisations […]

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5/9/2022 The Tunisian Ministry of Environment announced it will stop production of certain types of plastic bags “banned for the internal market” because they are not biodegradable. The ban started as of 1 September.

 The decision was taken at the end of a working session, in the presence of representatives of the plastic producers Chamber […]

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Living in one of the poorest parts of the Middle East and facing some of the region’s highest fuel costs, Palestinians in Gaza are burning plastic to make affordable diesel. It’s an economic and practical solution in a territory blockaded by Israel for 15 years, but one which poses serious environmental and health risks, experts […]

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By Maria Weldali – Aug 24,2022 AMMAN — Climate change has disparately affected Jordanian women due to their primary role as caregivers, according to experts. “Climate change increases the time and effort women put into family care work, which translates into increased gender inequality,” sociologist Hussein Khozahe, told The Jordan Times. When people talk about […]

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Aug 27,2022 A team of researchers at the Royal Scientific Society has developed a machine that can use even the most arid air as a reservoir for drinking water (Photo courtesy of RSS) AMMAN — A team of researchers at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), Jordan’s largest research institution, has developed a machine that can […]

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Aug 29,2022 Jordan is preparing plans for Economic Modernisation Vision 2033: A roadmap for establishing a diversified, resilient economy with a 3 per cent annual increase in per capita income and one million new jobs over the next 10 years. This will require attracting investments, implementing public-private partnerships (PPPs), and directing JD41 billion for hundreds […]

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By Mohammad Ghazal – Aug 29,2022 Jordan’s stretch of coastline along the Red Sea is home to around 157 distinct types of coral in an uninterrupted stretch. Right: Scuba divers Seif Al Madanat and Beisan Al Sharif, founders of ProjectSea, pose for a photo beside a pile of trash collected from the sea (Photos courtesy […]

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By Joy Mazahreh – Aug 29,2022  Beisan Al Sharif and Seif Al Madanat, cofounders of ProjectSea, pose for photo after a clean-up campaign in Aqaba (Photo courtesy of ProjectSea Instagram page) VERMONT, US — One year ago, scuba divers Seif Al Madanat and Beisan Al Sharif had their first clean-up dive using the name ProjectSea, […]

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Hebrew University scientists suggest that climate change is causing these dryland mechanisms to increasingly affect Earth’s wetter areas. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Published: AUGUST 16, 2022 Severe forest fires on the US West Coast, deadly rainstorms and floods, record-breaking heat spells in Europe, early snowmelts at the poles and other extreme weather have become regular – […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Lebanon, which is yet to reach a sea border demarcation deal with Israel, has received a Turkish proposal for investment and drilling in the southern oil and gas blocks near Israel’s border, a Lebanese official source said. “The Turkish proposal involves drilling and investment works in Block 9, which lies on the […]

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24 August 2022 Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages are without running water in drought-hit Iraq, surviving on sporadic tanker-truck deliveries and salty wells. For everything from drinking to bathing and washing dishes and clothes, Ajil and his eight children wait at their home in […]

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25 August 2022 Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in western Iran over a lack of drinking water and the inability of officials to solve the problem, state media said Thursday. Iran, a largely arid country, has for years suffered chronic dry spells and heat waves that are expected to worsen with climate […]

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The 30 km. pipeline, approved after four years of planning, will carry 2.5–3.5 million cubic meters a year to farmers in the Jordan Valley • “Water is a precious resource – but not as rare as trust” By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: AUGUST 17, 2022 Israel’s Civil Administration has issued a building permit to the […]

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The planned trip is the latest development in a saga that saw one of the country’s oldest and most influential environmental groups embroiled in a public controversy. By GABE STUTMAN / JTA Published: AUGUST 17, 2022 Five months after canceling its planned trips to Israel, and then — following outrage from Jewish organizations — apologizing […]

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The Hayovel nonprofit is hoping to plant 3,000 trees in the West Bank by the end of the year, and is already nearly halfway to achieving its initial goal. Yet the land being forested appears to belong mainly to Palestinian farmers Judy Maltz Aug 22, 2022 Looking south from the West Bank settlement of Har […]

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His Majesty highlights importance of continuous outreach to Jordanians By JT – Aug 21,2022 His Majesty King Abdullah speaks during a meeting to check on progress in implementing the national plan for sustainable agriculture (2022-2025) at Al Husseiniya Palace on Sunday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday checked […]

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The first study of its kind conducted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection examines the location of emissions into the air according to the socio-economic ranking of the local authority. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Published: AUGUST 22, 2022 Just as Israelis at lower socioeconomic rungs of the ladder have less access to advanced and accessible healthcare, […]

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The fine for Nesher Ramla factory, the country’s third-most polluting facility, is “far from enough,” an Israeli lawmaker told The Media Line. By ADI KOPLEWITZ/THE MEDIA LINE Published: AUGUST 22, 2022 00:55 Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises, Israel’s only producer of cement, has been fined nearly $1.9 million for violations of the Clean Air Law, the […]

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