خطة إقليمية شمولية لإعادة تأهيل حوض نهر الأردن من بحيرة طبريا الى البحر الميت
إطلاق خطة شمولية تعمل على تحويل نهر ملوث و منطقة إقتصادية شديدة الفقر الى نموذج لإعادة تأهيل الأنهر و النمو الإقتصادي و الإستقرار في المنطقة الثلاثاء 9 يونيو 2015 البحر الميت، الأردن اختتم في العاشر من يونيو المؤتمر الإقليمي لإعادة تأهيل حوض نهر الأردن و الذي انعقد تحت رعاية معالي وزير المياه و الري الدكتور […]
PUBLIC RELEASE OF FIRST EVER REGIONAL INTEGRATED MASTER PLAN FOR THE JORDAN VALLEY, FROM THE SEA OF GALILEE TO THE DEAD SEA
MEDIA RELEASE PUBLIC RELEASE OF FIRST EVER REGIONAL INTEGRATED MASTER PLAN FOR THE JORDAN VALLEY, FROM THE SEA OF GALILEE TO THE DEAD SEA A MARSHAL PLAN THAT CONVERTS A POLLUTED RIVER AND HIGHLY DEPRESSED ECONOMIC AREA TO A MODEL FOR RIVER REHABILITATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGIONAL STABILITY TUESDAY June 9, 2015 Dead […]
Cross-border GWN trustees alumni activity at the Jordan River
Cross-border activity of GWN water trustees alumni at the Jordan River On May 29th, Good Water Neighbors (GWN) water trustees alumni and EcoPeace Middle East staff from Israel, Palestine, and Jordan came together at the Jordan River baptism site for our cross-border environmental education program. For political reasons, participants are not allowed to cross to the […]
Development of a National Strategy to Improve the Municipal Solid Waste Management of Jordan
On the 26th of May, 2015, EcoPeace Middle East representative Ms. Nancy Haddaden; Project Manager participated in a conference organized by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs “MoMA” : “Development of a National Strategy to Improve the Municipal Solid Waste Management Sector in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan” . The conference aimed at presenting Possible Options […]
FoEME/EcoPeace Cross-Border Tour in Salfit
In early February, EcoPeace organised a cross-border tour to the district of Salfit in the West Bank. It was attended by members of human rights activist group MaschomWatch and leaders from the Joint Services Council of Salfit district. The tour provided an opportunity to share knowledge, locate sources of water pollution in the Salfit district […]
مذكرة تفاهم حصيلة مؤتمر شيكاغو و رئيس بلدية دير علا يعقب
اختتمت في شيكاغو أواخر شهر نيسان فعاليات مؤتمر “المياه ما بعد الحدود” و الذي تم انعقاده بالتعاون مع جريت ليكس و سينت لورنس سيسترز إنشياتيف و إيكوبيس الشرق الأوسط و هي جمعية بيئية تعمل على إحلال السلام في منطقة الشرق الأوسط من خلال التعاون مع الدول المجاورة في المجال البيئي للمحافظة على المصادر البيئية والطبيعية […]
Earth Day 2015 – A Personal Reflection
I have been working at EcoPeace for 9 months and have spent much of that time working on Jordan River projects. I can easily give the elevator pitch: how the Lower Jordan River is flowing at less than 5% of its original flow, how it is a heavily polluted body of water, how the river’s […]
Celebrating Earth Day Across Borders
Wednesday 22nd of April marked Earth Day, a day that rekindles the commitment people have shown in community activism throughout the year, and broadens support for environmental programmes in the public. Earth Day is celebrated globally by people of all backgrounds, faiths, and nationalities. The week, and in some places even the month surrounding Earth […]
Activism on Environmental Issues & the Role of Civil Society Organizations
On April 7th 2015, EcoPeace represented the civil society with a panel under “Activism on Environmental Issues” in the NEA Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officers Workshop. Mr Abdul Rahman Sultan, Assistant Director and Sharhabil Bin Hassneh EcoPark Manager spoke about the organizations efforts in raising communities’ awareness of environmental issues, and its relationship with other civil society organizations […]
EcoPeace Presents the Region’s Water Realities for the American Women of Jordan
Welcoming the American Women of Jordan EcoPeace Middle East acts through change, and one of the greatest tools for change is education. We are unlikely to change our behaviours unless we understand why, so EcoPeace has always tried to be open and objective in providing information on the environmental reality within our region. Understanding that […]