Al Auja as a Palestinian model for an economically beneficial domestic water campaign
Al Auja village is a particularly tragic example of economic problems caused by severe water shortages in the Palestinian territories as a whole. In order for Al Auja to begin rehabilitation toward the prosperity of its “green” age, there needs to be other initiatives and opportunities for employment that are both economically and environmentally beneficial. […]
FoEME Publishes Report “Promoting Green Jobs and Exports in a Green Water Economy in Israel”
In discussions about water saving, people usually talk about how much water is saved when a new technology is implemented. The discussion often ends here. It is assumed that the water saved will have positive impacts on the environment and security, but might there be anything more?
From Scarcity to Abundance: Greywater in Palestine
Last week I went with FoEME’s Palestine Director, Nader Khatib, to see the greywater system in his house. When we arrived, nothing about his house seemed out of the ordinary. Like almost all Palestinian homes, there were several large black water storage tanks on top of his roof. This is because in Palestine the water […]
Jordan River Exhibition Opens in Cologne, Germany on September 17th
FoEME is pleased to invite the public to attend our International Jordan River Photography Exhibition opening at St. Michael’s Church in Cologne, Germany on September 17.
FoEME at World Water Week
I had 2 “missions” during my short time abroad last week in Stockholm: World Water Week, hosted and organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) takes place each year in Stockholm and has been the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues since 1991. Any – and every – body that is an […]
Al Auja’s residents up close: Discovering the abundant wildlife in the Jordan valley
I’m taking the taxi from Jericho to Al Auja along the highway cutting through the Jordan Valley. The sun is blazing, small wind tornadoes are raising dust from the sandy soil and, due to the lack of water and vegetation, shades of brown are dominating the landscape. On first sight, this place does not seem […]
FoEME Launches International Jordan River Photography Exhibition to Raise Awareness of the Critical State of the River on August 23 in Stockholm, Sweden during World Water Week 2011
Over the next three years, FoEME in partnership with the Global Nature Fund will host a traveling exhibition throughout Europe to help raise awareness of the tragic state of the Lower Jordan River.
Social Protests in the Middle East and Global Biodiversity Loss
You might be wondering “What do the social protests in the Middle East and global biodiversity loss share in common?” First, thanks for asking. Second, this article intends to explain this unusual connection.
Exploring Energy in Jordan, Israel and Palestine: Part 3
This is the third blog in a series of three, which explore issues of energy in Jordan, Israel and Palestine. This entry was written by Chelsea McDaniel, FoEME intern at the Bethlehem Office. Part way through writing this blog, the power suddenly went out in our office—for the second time this week. Power outages haven’t […]
Welcome to Auja Environmental Center
Recently I had the pleasure of spending several days at the Auja Environmental Center in Al Auja, Palestine. FoEME has developed two pilot environmental centers in the Lower Jordan River Basin. Both centers, the Auja Environmental Center and the Sharhabil Bin Hassneh EcoPark provide wonderful opportunities to escape urbanity, learn about the local ecology, breathe in fresh air, […]