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 […]
Big Jump for The Jordan River
From the lowest point on earth, EcoPeace Middle East and peacemaker environmentalists from Jordan, Palestine and Israel took the opportunity to express their love and desire to protect and rehabilitate the lower Jordan River. The mighty Jordan River is no longer what it was sixty years ago, especially the lower part of the Jordan River […]
The Palestinian Economy: Save the Jordan “River”
A European Union Plan to Rehabilitate the Jordan River is expected to help agriculture and tourism flourish in the region Two weeks ago, EcoPeace, “formerly known as” Friends of the Earth with branches in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority held in the East of the Dead Sea a conference to present a masterplan for […]
Cross Border Visit to Jericho “Wadi Qelt”
From the 16th to the 17th of June, a Jordanian delegation visited Jericho “Wadi Qelt” under EcoPeace‘s GWN’s Project. “Wadi Qelt, Wadi Sir Forum”. The delegation, comprised of Wadi Sir Head of Directorate along with other Jordanian governmental representatives, met with their Palestinian counterparts to discuss the urgent challenges facing the water sector in the two […]
Cross Border Visit of Wadi Hebron to Beer Sheva
Beer Sheva, Israel 15/6/2015 When unilateral environmental solutions fail, environmental degradation is the norm, grievances of the local communities are exacerbated, and the dire need for cooperation and joint management presents itself as a necessity. A fact reaffirmed to a group of Palestinian and Israeli stakeholders participating in a Cross Border visit of Wadi Hebron […]
The Strategic Importance of Arab Peace Initiative in Ending Arab – Israeli Conflict and Building Peace in the Middle East
The Strategic Importance of Arab Peace Initiative in Ending Arab – Israeli Conflict and Building Peace in the Middle East Amman, Jordan June, 13th 2015 United Religions Initiative (URI) Jordan, in cooperation with The Center for Democracy & Community Development (CDCD) East-Jerusalem, held an interactive workshop under the theme: “The strategic importance of Arab Peace […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]