Mar 09,2021 AMMAN — Water Minister Mohammad Najjar and Deputy Director of the German Development Bank (KfW) Jordan Office Sawsan Aruri on Tuesday signed three finance agreements with a total value of 10.345 million euros to be provided by the German government as grants to help the water sector face climate change and develop water […]

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Project to build resilience to cope with climate change in Jordan through improved water use efficiency in agriculture sector By JT – Mar 18,2021 AMMAN — The Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Wednesday approved a $33.2 million project to build climate resilience in Jordan through better water management practices, according to a statement from the […]

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The 10-percent target of renewable energy fell short, with Israel producing only 5.8 percent of its energy from wind and sun last year Israel Fisher Mar. 16, 2021 Israel’s government had decided that 30 percent of energy production would be from renewable sources by 2030. The Energy Ministry said that by the end of 2020, […]

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By JT – Mar 10,2021 AMMAN — Renewable energy’s contributions totalled 2,063 megawatts in 2020, covering some 20 per cent of the Kingdom’s energy consumption, Energy Minister Hala Zawati announced on Wednesday. In a statement, the minister said that renewables’ contributions in 2030 is expected to reach 31 per cent, compared with nearly 1 per […]

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Trees improve air quality by filtering harmful dust and pollutants such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide from the air. By IDAN ZONSHINE   MARCH 16, 2021 The Jerusalem Municipality has begun a large-scale tree-planting project along sidewalks and empty patches of land across the city for environmental purposes, the city announced in a […]

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By JT – Mar 17,2021 Environment Minister Nabil Masarweh joins the ministry’s team in distributing car trash bags to motorists on Tuesday as part of the ‘Keep your bag in your car’ initiative (Petra photo) AMMAN — Ministry of Environment on Tuesday launched an initiative under the slogan “Keep your bag in your car”, which […]

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Al-Masry Al-Youm March 9, 20212:19 pm The Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad on Monday announced a new three-year project valued at US$3 million which will aim to eliminate single-use plastic bags in Egypt. The project, which will be funded by Japan and implement by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is part of a larger […]

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While the northern capital’s municipality argues with the Nature and Parks Authority over who is responsible for dealing with the local hog problem, experts say the number of boars in the city will double within a year if they are not removed Lior El-Hai | 03.21.21 Seeing a lone boar strutting along the streets of […]

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Israel has a total of about 129 species defined as having an especially close relationship to cultivated species, and the number rises to 300 species if the count includes a somewhat more distant relationship Zafrir Rinat Mar. 10, 2021 Israel is an important global center of wild plants that are relatives of crop plants – […]

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Politicians on both the right and left agree urgent action needed. For years, environmentalists have tried and failed to convince Knesset candidates to join a debate focused solely on the environment. A group of teenagers succeeded in just three months. Their efforts culminated in Thursday’s first-ever campaign debate on the environment, held in the auditorium […]

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A government-funded initiative, which allocates 2M shekels to fight climate change, draws municipalities’ attention amid challenges to realize them Zafrir Rinat Mar. 15, 2021 11:50 PM After years of neglecting the issue of climate change, Israel has launched a government-funded initiative, under the auspices of the Environmental Protection and Interior Ministries, encouraging several municipalities to […]

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BIRD Energy aims to foster collaborative projects between Israeli and American companies By MAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE   MARCH 16, 2021 Solar panels at one of the projects of Enlight Renewable Energy (photo credit: RACHAF PRO DRONE) The US Department of Energy (DOE), together with Israel’s Minister of Energy and the Israel Innovation Authority, on […]

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With a length of about 1,500 km and a maximum depth of 2,700 metres, it will be the longest and deepest subsea electricity cable to have ever been constructed, the Energy Ministry said. By REUTERS   MARCH 8, 2021 13:58 Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Monday signed an initial agreement to build the world’s longest […]

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Large populations were found in the shallow waters between Haifa and Netanya last summer; researchers say it is already affecting the food chain in the sea Zafrir Rinat Mar. 16, 2021 In the shallow waters off Israel’s coast, extensive spread of the brown mussel, an invasive specs that could harm the marine ecosystem, has been […]

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n order to prevent any collapse, which would endanger those on the beach, the plan calls for one part of the cliff to be removed and cleared awaySend in e-mailSend in e-mail Zafrir Rinat Mar. 3, 2021 An appeals committee has rejected a petition against the Tel Aviv Municipality’s plan to protect a coastal cliff […]

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The Environmental Protection Ministry said that, according to the controversial Black Cube intelligence firm, the company that owns the suspect ship can be traced back to the Syrian Malah family Zafrir Rinat Mar. 15, 2021 The tanker blamed for a major oil spill polluting the Mediterranean coastline is owned by a Syrian family, the Environmental […]

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March 13, 2021 Separate spots of deposits of black tar were seen on the northern Sidon beach on Saturday after an oil spill out at sea last month from the side of Israel. Head of the Sidon municipality, Mohammed al-Saudi said separate spots of black tar have spread along Sidon’s beach, mainly in the north […]

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“I’m not saying anything about what we did or didn’t do,” Gantz said regarding an explosive attack that damaged an Iranian container ship. “We have an obligation to be preemptive on all fronts.” By SARAH BEN-NUN   MARCH 14, 2021 Alternate Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Benny Gantz attends a conference of the Israeli […]

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The Environmental Protection Ministry has estimated that the amount that washed up is a small amount of what is still in the ocean: 1,200 tons. As Israel’s shores continue to sustain the damages incurred by the oil spill, more tar has surfaced along the coasts, including the Betzet, Beit Yanai, Tel Dor and Dor Habonim […]

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EcoPeace and the Embassy of Switzerland in Israel are pleased to invite you to a conversation with activist Marie-Claire Graf (Switzerland) and activists Lama Ghanayim and Michael Backlund (Israel). Join us for a discussion on how today’s youth can make a difference in tackling one of humanity’s greatest threats, climate change. Our panel of young […]

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