The U.N.’s humanitarian coordinator for war-torn Yemen said he held constructive talks with government officials and Huthi rebels over dealing with the threat posed by a rusting oil tanker abandoned offshore. Experts warn of the risk of a major environmental disaster posed by the 45-year-old FSO Safer, which lacks both power and a functioning fire […]

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Meteorological service forecasts include seven heat waves of over 48 degrees Celsius at Lake Kinneret a year, double the days above 34 in Jerusalem and much more extreme heat on the coast Lee Yaron Jan. 30, 2022 The average temperature in Israel is expected to increase 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050, the Israel Meteorological Service […]

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Everyone laments the vanishing of the Dead Sea. Yet discussions, articles and forecasts of decades ago show that every stage of the sea’s demise was actually anticipated in advance. Nir Hasson Jan. 15, 2022 “Anyone who wants to enjoy a voyage across the entire Dead Sea… should hurry and carry out his wish,” Haaretz reporter […]

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The Suez Canal Authority announced a plan to shift the Suez Canal into an eco-friendly canal that relies on renewable energy to preserve the environment and encourage environmentally friendly ships. George Mikhail@Guirguisfekri1 Environment and nature January 21, 2022 The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is currently working to reduce the rising pollution rates and confront climate […]

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Ayelet Shaked exploits a legal loophole to permit construction on Poleg beach, which connects two nature reserves and serves as an ecological corridor for wildlife Zafrir Rinat Jan. 25, 2022 Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked signed an order this week allowing the construction of temporary facilities for the Maccabiah Games in July on an ecologically sensitive […]

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By Maria Weldali – Jan 24,2022 Neighbourhoods play a crucial role in creating a resilient city, according to the study titled ‘Aqaba: A Resilient City through its Neighbourhoods’ (JT file photo) AMMAN — A study titled “Aqaba: A Resilient City through its Neighbourhoods” showed that sustainable mobility, environment and urbanisation are critical facets of the […]

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Following clashes between Jews and Arabs across Israel during May’s Gaza war, the campaign by residents of the Tel Aviv suburbs of Kafr Qasem and Rosh Ha’ayin waned, but it has since been revived Deiaa Haj Yahia Jan. 24, 2022 Raz Sagi, a city council member from the Jewish Tel Aviv suburb of Rosh Ha’ayin, […]

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By Imke van Smoorenburg – Jan 12,2022 Wind turbines are seen at the Tafileh Wind Farm, some 180km southwest of Amman (File photo) AMMAN — Jordan has secured a pioneering status in renewables, yet it is still facing a major challenge: Energy surplus. Interviewed by The Jordan Times, officials and experts underlined the need to […]

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By JT – Dec 02,2021 AMMAN — Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh on Thursday urged local renewable energy companies to optimise the available opportunities at the local and regional levels through intensifying efforts, notably forming national coalitions. Kharabsheh’s remarks came during a meeting with representatives from Jordanian companies and institutions working in […]

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Strict environmental laws protected Oman’s pristine ecosystems, benefited public health and strengthened tourism’s value proposition, but will it last? Sebastian Castelie Environment and nature January 7, 2022 “Investors have historically complained that Oman’s environmental regulatory architecture is draconian. Most investors in Oman are not billion-dollar firms, right? They are small investors from neighboring countries and […]

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Iraq is planning to complain to the International Court of Justice about the drop in water flow from Iran. Iraq is planning to file a lawsuit against Iran for water cuts, according to Iraq’s Minister of Water Resources Mahdi Rashid Al Hamdani.  Iraq has received only one-tenth of what it was receiving in the past […]

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Burning Israeli scrap for valuable raw metals is a lethal livelihood for thousands of Palestinians, sending cancer rates skyrocketing in villages near Hebron By Aaron Boxerman 10 January 2022 lead: BEIT AWWA, West Bank — When Israa’s four-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, she spent little time wondering why. The answer was all around her: […]

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lead: With no option of exporting or safely disposing of the power units, relied upon due to chronic power cuts, officials warn they could leak sulfuric acid into soil and water supply By Agencies 22 December 2021 Virtually every household in the Gaza Strip relies on batteries to keep their home running — a result […]

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United Arab List leader threatens to boycott Knesset deliberations on Jewish National Fund work on land used by locals for agriculture Jack Khoury Deiaa Haj Yahia Nati Yefet Jan. 10, 2022 Hundreds of police officers were deployed to guard Jewish National Fund workers preparing land for forestation near the Bedouin town of Hura in the Negev […]

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Climate change is slamming Iran especially hard, but to do anything about it, Tehran needs the sanctions to cease David Rosenberg Dec. 28, 2021 We now know that sanctions haven’t forced Iran to come on hands and knees to the negotiating table begging to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement. Could the country’s environmental crisis, and […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Iran is now home to only a dozen Asiatic cheetahs, the deputy environment minister has said, describing the situation for the endangered species as “extremely critical”. “The measures we have taken to increase protection, reproduction, and the installation of road signs have not been enough to save this species,” Hassan Akbari told […]

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According to Leket report, estimated cost of food waste in 2020 in Israel stood at $6 billion, with a total of 2.5 million tons food, of which about half could have been saved, were thrown away The Media Line, Ynet | Published: 12.31.21, Israelis waste enormous amounts of food every year and reducing those figures […]

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By JT – Jan 06,2022 Participants pose for a group photo during the signing of a joint action plan between the USAID Recycling in Jordan activity and the Organic Fertilisers Eco Systems Association on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of USAID) AMMAN — The USAID Recycling in Jordan activity on Wednesday signed a joint action plan with […]

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Third National Energy Efficiency Plan on the anvil — Kharabsheh By JT – Jan 03,2022 Saleh Kharabsheh AMMAN — The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, under the National Energy Efficiency Plan, seeks to provide an empowering environment that improves energy efficiency in various sectors, Minister Saleh Kharabsheh said on Monday. During a meeting with […]

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‘If we’ve managed to get a state-owned company to fear for its future and monitor us, we can certainly get the EAPC agreement canceled immediately,’ says activist protesting Israel’s UAE pipeline deal Lee Yaron Dec. 23, 2021 A consultant to the Europe Asia Pipeline Company infiltrated a Zoom meeting of teenage climate activists who were […]

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