By Batool Ghaith – Jun 19,2022 Speakers during a roundtable discussion in Amman with a focus on decarbonisation efforts of Aqaba Container Terminal in Amman on Sunday (Photo courtesy of ACT) AMMAN — Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) announced on Sunday ambitious decarbonisation targets and a detailed roadmap it will follow to reach its net-zero goals […]

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An agreement was signed Tuesday in Beirut for importing Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon through Syria. “The importance of this deal… stems from the fact that it will secure an additional four hours of electricity per day following its implementation,” caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayyad said. “We hope that after today, all hurdles will have […]

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By JT – Jun 15,2022 AMMAN — The total water storage of the Kingdom’s 14 main dams by the end of the rainy season on March 27 reached 90 million cubic metres (mcm) out of the total capacity of dams of 280.759mcm, the Water Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said that the current storage […]

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After years of environmental disaster caused by untreated sewage allowed to flow to the sea, internationally-funded sewage treating facilities bring pollution to its lowest level yet Reuters | Published: 06.09.22 The water looks crystal blue, with no trace of sewage, the yellow sand is clean and the smell in the air is salty and pleasant, […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk U.S. energy mediator Amos Hochstein arrived Monday afternoon in Beirut for talks with top Lebanese officials over the sea border standoff with Israel. Hochstein will meet with caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayyad at 6:00 pm, the National News Agency said. He will be accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea. Deputy […]

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By JT – Jun 07,2022 AMMAN — The First National Round Table within the Mediterranean Sustainable Energy Investment Forum was held in Amman to discuss ways to invest in sustainable energy in the Mediterranean region. More than 40 participants from the finance sector, national government, EU Commission in Jordan, European Investment Bank, UN agencies, project […]

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After nearly a decade of top-secret research, scientists in Israel have found a substitute for chemical pesticides that are sprayed on fruits and vegetables. The organic alternative involves the mass production of a particularly gluttonous female relative of the spider family It’s tiny, frenetic and voracious, a single gram of it can cost $600, and […]

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Thanks to a community program that teaches beekeeping and honey-harvesting, local Palestinian women are bringing joy to the neighborhood’s rooftops Shira Makin Jun. 9, 2022 Every morning Dallal Nsardin Qassem, climbs up to the roof garden of her home in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Isawiyah with a cup of coffee. She sits among pots […]

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Court approves settlement deal between EAPC and parks authority for damage caused in 2016 to over 2,600 corals and other creatures in Red Sea By Sue Surkes 13 June 2022 The Europe Asia Pipeline Company will pay NIS 250,000 (just under $74,000) for damage caused to corals, fish, invertebrates and other marine creatures, according to […]

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Even though a new canal built at the Tze’elim area was supposed to be subject to strict monitoring, it took a month until Israel Chemicals detected a leak that allowed Dead Sea water to seep into the nearby environment, harming flora Zafrir Rinat June 7, 2022 Dead Sea Works has stopped pumping water from the […]

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The sophomore edition of the event takes in dozens of rooftop tours, a Roof Pioneer Conference, culinary slots, parties, live music and movie screenings. By BARRY DAVIS Published: JUNE 5, 2022 As the city skyline continues to spiral heavenward, we are beginning to get used to the idea of looking up – that is if […]

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Nature and Parks Authority official says 3 dead ibexes discovered in Mitze Ramon; 4th was found alive in critical condition, but later passed away Noah Fisher | Published: 06.12.22, Israeli authorities said Sunday they are investigating the death of four rare ibexes found dead in the Negev after remains of cat food, suspected of containing […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Greenpeace has urged the Arab League to drum up funds to rescue a stranded, oil-filled tanker that is rusting off war-torn Yemen, threatening a major environmental disaster. The environmental group said an urgent meeting was needed for the FSO Safer, after a U.N. pledging conference last month fell far short of its […]

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With Egypt’s COP27 less than six months away, experts are calling attention to the Middle East and North Africa region’s transition to clean energy. By Sanam Mahoozi Published On 11 Jun 2022 Global climate talks are coming to the hottest and driest part of the planet. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will host […]

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The Environment Quality Authority and the Palestine Institute forBiodiversity and Sustainability (Bethlehem University) in partnershipwith the Galilee Society and the Palestinian Center for RapprochementBetween people invite you to attend the Second EU sponsored GlobalConference on Biodiversity and Human Diversity. The conference will be held4 and 5 October 2022 in Bethlehem, Palestine and also via onlineconferencing. […]

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Under the Patronage of UAE Ministry of Climate Change & Environment, The Arab Green Summit (TAGS) scheduled to be held during 21-22 June 2022 in Dubai, UAE. It’s one-of-its-kind summit which will cover all the core issues surrounding the climate change, sustainability,decarbonization, energy transition, and net zeroacross all sectors in the MENA region. H.E Mariam bint Mohammed AlmheiriMinisterUAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment THE […]

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By Batool Ghaith – Jun 11,2022 Jassim Hammadi (Photo courtesy of MEFED website) AMMAN — More than 60 per cent of the natural gas flaring in Iraq has been captured, according to Iraq’s Environment Minister Jassim Hammadi. Iraq has developed a roadmap to reduce gas flaring for the upcoming years, with the target of zero […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Iraq temporarily closed Baghdad airport Monday as choking clouds of dust blanketed the capital, the latest crippling sandstorm in a country that has warned climate change poses an “existential threat”. It was the tenth duststorm since mid-April to hit Iraq, which has been battered by intense droughts, soil degradation, high temperatures and […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Hussam al-Aqouli remembers the exact spot along southern Iraq’s Lake Sawa where his two daughters once dipped their feet into clear waters. Now he stands there two years on and the barren earth cracks beneath him. This year, for the first time in its centuries-long history, the lake dried up. A combination […]

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By JT – Jun 11,2022 A Syrian refugee carries water at Zaatari camp, some 80km northeast of Amman, in this photo taken on January 28, 2018 (File photo) AMMAN — The Water Ministry on Saturday held a meeting with stakeholders to review the water conditions during the summer in light of water shortages, few water […]

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