SHE Receives Visitors from Olive Tree Initiative
Amid the arid hills, lies a patch of lush green with an entrance decorated with old acacia trees that provide cooling shade. Home for many specious including the Yellow Vented Bulbul, nomadic in their behavior as they travel from one branch to the next, chirping beautiful melodies, as such, is the beauty of nature that […]
2013 GWN Regional Teachers Seminar
The Good Water Neighbors Regional Teachers Seminar was held this year in Aqaba with over 70 participants. FoEME staff, Community Coordinators, teachers, and members of national governments were present for the seminar that sought to coordinate and develop environmental communication and teaching methods. The seminar also introduced the FoEME Teachers Resource Guide in order to […]
Greening Education in the Jordan Valley
Save Water. Save Life. Save the World. This simple but effective message is painted on the wall of Halima Al-sa’adiah School in Sharhabil bin Hassneh, one of the 28 cross-border communities participating in FoEME’s “Good Water Neighbors” project. Next to it is a painting of the hydrologic cycle. The wall of artwork surrounds an eco-garden […]
Water and Environmental Development Organization implement a public event for Wadi Fukin’s Women
On a sunny day in April, the Water and Environmental Development Organization, in partnership with Friends of Earth Middle East, visited the village council for Wadi Fukin in Palestine, followed by an awareness seminar for Wadi Fukin women entitled “Daily Use of Water, Challenges and Opportunities.” Mr. Malek, who is leading the Protecting Ground Water […]
GWN Youth Camp 2013!
Friends of the Earth Middle East’s Yearly Youth Camp As part of FoEME’s Good Water Neighbors youth program, yearly camps are organized that bring together youth from neighboring communities from Jordan, Palestine, and Israel to learn about their shared environment. This year, the camp was held in Alon Tavor Field School at the foot of […]
Pesticides harm groundwater in the holy land
In November 2011 a new project for protecting groundwater in the Mediterranean Basin was established by Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME). The “Protecting Groundwater” project aims to promote sustainable management of water resources and alleviate pollution of groundwater in Mediterranean Basins. Groundwater is a very important constituent of Israel´s water supply and so […]
Climate Change in Palestine
Citing concerns over food and water security, President Obama recently drew the link between climate change and security in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. In an area where tensions over scarce resources are already high, the impacts of climate change could exacerbate existing political strife. So it’s no surprise that Israel, Palestine, and Jordan […]