Geo-political, Economic, and Environmental Feasibility of a Middle East – Europe Renewable Energy Corridor
Our latest IMEC Peace Triangle desk study, authored by Qamar Energy in Dubai, gives ground breaking evidence that connectivity through renewables, when designed through a lens of inclusivity, can be an economic, political, climate and security game changer for both the Middle East and Europe . Lead authors: Ezrahi, Ariel; Salman, Maryam and Mills, Robin. […]
An Enviornmental Crisis Haunts the Ruins of Gaza
An Environmental Crisis Haunts the Ruins of Gaza “The bombardment of Gaza has left contaminated soil, blackened water and mounds of garbage spreading disease and pollution; a toxic legacy that will last generations, and extend beyond its borders”. See more of the Bloomberg Story on the environmental story of the Gaza War, featuring EcoPeace […]
Our New Path to Sustainability: The IMEC Peace Triangle
The IMEC Peace Triangle: An EcoPeace Strategy for Middle East Peace, Shared Prosperity and Inclusive Resilience In the aftermath of October 7, the ensuing war in Gaza, and developments in the political realities of Lebanon, Syria and the broader region, EcoPeace Middle East has developed a strategy for a prosperous and resilient Middle East. This […]
Our New Path to Sustainability: The IMEC Peace Triangle
IMEC – India-Middle-East-Europe Corridor IMEC is a planned economic corridor designed to boost economic development by enhancing connectivity and economic integration between Asia, the Arabian Gulf, and Europe. This corridor aims to supplement existing maritime and road transport routes, creating a direct pathway from India to Europe through the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, […]
EcoPeace Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
We are pleased to announce that we were recently informed that a joint nomination of EcoPeace Middle East, Women Wage Peace and Woman of the Sun has been submitted to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee. We are honored that the 3 decades of environmental peacebuilding work of EcoPeace is being recognized for this most prestigious prize. Despite […]
EcoPeace Awarded USAID Grant
On Sunday 27 March, United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkin, announced that EcoPeace is the recipient of a significant grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development – within the framework of the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act initiative. The $3.3 million grant will enable us to continue working to address […]
EcoPeace Wins Europe Democracy Innovation Award
Representing EcoPeace, today Israel Deputy Director, Dalit Wolf Golan, accepted the Council of Europe Democracy Innovation Award for our Green Blue Deal initiative after her presentation in the finals at the World Forum for Democracy. Closing Speech by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, Firstly, congratulations to Dalit Wolf Golan […]
EcoPeace’s Environmental Education Program
Environmental education, defined as “a process aiming at promoting [people’s awareness of and concern] about the global environment and its associated problems, and developing attitudes, motivations, knowledge, commitment, and skills to work individually and collectively towards solutions,” is a tool for limiting adverse environmental change (Carvalho, et al., 2011). The United Nations (UN) declared a […]
Local Knowledge in Transboundary Water Discussions
The Middle East and North Africa, referred to as the ‘MENA region’, has been cited as the most water scarce region in the world. Approximately 60 percent of the region’s population live in areas with high surface water stress (World Bank, 2017). Disputes over the limited freshwater has added to tension between countries and groups […]
Keeping the Dam Clean
EcoPeace Middle East, the Waterkeeper for the Jordan River, organized a cleanup event at the Ziqlab dam and stream, a tributary of the Jordan River located in the Sheikh Hussein area of the Northern Jordan Valley, with youth from the local community and various other areas in Jordan. The objective of the event was to […]