- How to Save the World’s Coral Reefs? Scientists Look to the Red Sea for Answers – Haaretz
At the ‘last coral refuge in the world,’ an European-Arab-Israeli research team aims to discover why Gulf of Eilat reefs have survived rising temperatures better than others Lee Yaron Jul. 18, 2021 A research expedition of European, Arab and Israeli scientists will sail from Eilat on Tuesday to study the...
- Israeli Restrictions Are Preventing Gaza’s Water System From Being Repaired – Haaretz
The war in May damaged a third of the pipes. Sewage collects in puddles near residential areas and penetrates the groundwater, and some flows into the sea Amira Hass Jul. 14, 2021 Due to the ban imposed about two months ago by Defense Minister Benny Gantz against bringing raw materials,...
- Palestine runs dry: ‘Our water they steal and sell to us’ – Al Jazeera
Israeli authorities refuse to grant licenses to Palestinian water authorities to operate freely in areas under complete Israeli security control. By Mohammed Najib 15 Jul 2021 Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – As Palestinians suffer through severe water shortages in the searing summer, illegal Israeli settlers nearby enjoy unlimited quantities not only...
- Two killed in Iran’s Khuzestan water crisis protests – Al Jazeera
Officials blame rioters for the deaths that occurred in the Khuzestan province town of Shadegan. 17 Jul 2021 Two young men were shot and killed during a second night of protests over water shortages in southwest Iran. Iran is facing its worst drought in 50 years, with protests breaking out...
- Ethiopia says second filling of Renaissance Dam complete – Al Jazeera
Latest phase a milestone in controversial Blue Nile hydropower project long opposed by downriver countries Egypt and Sudan. 19 Jul 2021| Ethiopia has completed the filling of a massive, controversial dam on the Blue Nile river for a second year, state media has said, a move that is likely to...
- Second stage of water management innovation project launched in Mafraq – Jordan Times
By JT – Jul 13,2021 AMMAN — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have launched the second phase of a project that aims to scale up innovation in water management for climate security in Mafraq. The first stage of the project was...
- Israeli Green Groups: New Government Promoting Environmentally Destructive Projects – Haaretz
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked aims to extend the life of a committee that approves construction in open areas, but is opposed by environmental protection chief Tamar Zandberg Zafrir Rinat Jul. 15, 2021 The new cabinet is promoting plans destructive to the environment that were set in motion by previous governments,...
- French Firm to Turn Grain from Beirut Port Blast into Compost – Naharnet
13 July 2021, A French firm aims to turn tons of rotting grain at Beirut’s devastated port into compost, the company said Tuesday, nearly a year after Lebanon’s worst peacetime disaster ravaged its silos. The detonation of a huge stockpile of fertilizer at the port last August 4 killed more...
- Beachside Gaza Cafe Serves Up Lessons in Recycling Alongside Drinks – Haaretz
At the ‘Sea is Ours’ cafe, locals can pay for their food and drinks by donating goods to be recycled Reuters Jul. 13, 2021 As a model of creative recycling in one of the most densely populated places on earth, a Gaza Strip cafe is serving up a healthy dose...
- Israel plans to tax disposable plastic in bid to reduce use – YNET
Finance and Environmental Protection Ministries say tax hike projected to cut consumption by 40%; ‘we must all see its problematic influence on the cleanliness of the Earth and the quality of our lives,’ says minister Associated Press | Published: 07.19.21 The government Monday put forward a plan to double taxes...
- Jordan, Israel reach agreement to provide Kingdom with 50mcm of additional purchased water – Jordan Times
By JT – Jul 08,2021 AMMAN — Jordan and Israel on Thursday reached an agreement under which Israel will provide the Kingdom with 50 million cubic metres of additional purchased water. During a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on...
- Circular economy: An opportunity for Israelis, Palestinians – opinion – Jerusalem Post
These presentations generated a positive exchange of opinions and experiences among the participants, which led the discussion to some crucial conclusions. By EMANUELA ROSIA, CARMIT LUBANOV, FRANCESCO BRUNI JULY 7, 2021 At the beginning of July 2021 the event for media and stakeholders on waste management in Israeli-Palestinian territories...
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