Aid organisations say poor water infrastructure and climate change exacerbating existing humanitarian crisis in northeastern Syria. By Kareem Chehayeb Published On 19 Oct 2021 Beirut, Lebanon – Ongoing water shortages in northeastern Syria are compounding an already devastating humanitarian crisis for tens of thousands of people, according to aid organisations. “Children’s lives in Iraq and North East […]

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Be’er Sheva frequently suffers from heatwaves and sandstorms, and to cope with that, city’s municipality decided to build neighborhoods of trees instead of buildings and raise awareness for local public with ‘climate courses’ Ilana Curiel | Published: 10.20.21 The climate crisis can no longer be ignored, with phenomena like weather fluctuations, air and water pollution, […]

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By Batool Ghaith – Oct 21,2021 Agriculture Minister Khalid Hneifat and KOSPO CEO Gyeong-Sam Kim pose for a photo during the signing of an agreement on Wednesday (Photo by Batool Ghaith) AMMAN — Jordan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) on Wednesday signed a business memorandum of understanding in Amman to launch the […]

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By JT – Oct 20,2021 AMMAN — Head of the Senate Agriculture and Water Committee, Senator Akef Zoubi, on Wednesday called for the establishment of a Red Sea water desalination plant. During a meeting with water expert Sa’ad Abu Hammour about the Kingdom’s water situation, discussions went over solutions to overcome the water crisis in […]

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By JT – Oct 14,2021   WAJ Secretary General Bashar Batayneh, in the presence of Water Minister Mohammad Najjar, signs an agreement worth $11 million meant to reduce water loss in Maan at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — The Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) on Thursday approved an […]

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By JT – Oct 18,2021 A view of King Talal Dam (JT file photo) AMMAN — The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday signed a cooperation agreement to implement a project to expand innovation in water management for climate security in northern Jordan. The project aims to find […]

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By JT – Oct 19,2021 JT file photo AMMAN — The Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEEF) held a meeting with representatives of 12 local associations from the Kingdom’s three regions over means to enhance the use of solar heaters for households. The heating system prices will be subsidised by 30 per cent, […]

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Photo: AFP Water resources minister says Mideast neighbors agree on largest water sale in their history to foster ‘good neighborly relations’ amid burgeoning diplomatic rapprochement AFP | Published: 10.12.21 Israel formally agreed Tuesday to double the amount of freshwater it provides to neighbor Jordan, one of the world’s most water-deficient countries. The agreement is proof […]

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Human rights organisations have warned for years about the deteriorating water situation in the Gaza Strip, exacerbated by Israel’s attack in May. By Maram Humaid 12 Oct 2021 Gaza City – The water crisis in the Gaza Strip affects every one of the coastal enclave’s two million inhabitants. Many people in Gaza must resort to buying […]

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The standoff illustrates Jerusalem’s challenge in preserving urban nature – areas inside cities that are home to plants and animals – in the face of development Nir Hasson Oct. 13, 2021 1:49 PM Plans to build a police station between the southern Jerusalem neighborhoods of Armon Hanatziv and Jabal Mukaber are being challenged by activists […]

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Unlike countries such as France, Britain and Germany, many popular nature sites in Israel charge for admittance. Now, with overcrowding and trash at free sites an increasing problem, the argument is heating up over what to do next Moshe Gilad Oct. 12, 2021 In February 2020, a major dispute broke out in France over the […]

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“We are excited to be in the energy industry in the eastern Mediterranean, especially in Israel,” said Jeff Ewing, Managing Director of Chevron’s Eastern Mediterranean Business Unit. By ALAN ROSENBAUM   OCTOBER 13, 2021 In a one-on-one interview with The Jerusalem Post‘s senior analyst Herb Keinon, Jeff Ewing, Managing Director of Chevron’s Eastern Mediterranean Business […]

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Photo: AFP United States, EU pledge aims to have a significant impact on all waste sectors responsible for the bulk of methane emissions, the biggest cause of climate change after carbon dioxide (CO2) Reuters | Published: 10.11.21 U.S. special climate change envoy John Kerry said he hoped to have more than 100 countries signed up […]

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We need to make these choices now, because our time is running out. By CARMEL HOROWITZ   SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 When I first heard him talk, I couldn’t stop crying. He was factual, emotionless. His words couldn’t have been clearer. Yet my brain, which evolved to prepare me for surviving the next winter at best, […]

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Plans to ratify the Paris climate agreement six years later are welcomed, but activists say major policy changes are needed. By Umar Farooq5 Oct 2021 Istanbul, Turkey – “They don’t care about the environment, they care about money, always money,” says Nurcan Keskin, a retired teacher as she takes a break from collecting signatures for a […]

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Oct 10,2021 COKEK, Turkey — Beekeepers Mustafa Alti and his son Fehmi were kept busy tending to their hives before wildfires tore through a bucolic region of Turkey that makes most of the world’s prized pine honey. Now the Altis and generations of other honey farmers in Turkey’s Aegean province of Mugla are scrambling to […]

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Friday, 8 October, 2021 – 09:00 The United Arab Emirates announced the UAE Net-Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative, a national drive to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The initiative aligns with the Paris Agreement, which calls on countries to prepare long-term strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the rise in global temperature to […]

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Dear friends, We hope our newsletter finds you safe and well wherever you are in the world. In the lead up to the Conference of the Parties (COP 26), the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, EcoPeace has been working hard to garner support for our proposed Green Blue Deal for the Middle […]

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After Syrian farmer Abdelbaqi Souleiman lost his last wheat crop to a wildfire, he had hoped for a better harvest this summer. But this spring there was hardly any rain. “Last year the field I planted was burnt to the ground,” said the 48-year-old. “This year there wasn’t enough rain, and we didn’t harvest any […]

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The United States is set to act as a mediator for a maritime border dispute between Israel and Lebanon over territorial waters in the Mediterranean Sea. By REUTERS   OCTOBER 5, 2021 Israel is ready to renew efforts to solve its dispute with Lebanon over the delineation of their territorial waters in the Mediterranean, but […]

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