International Conference on the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River (Phase A) and The Development of the Border Region Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan along the Jordan River
20-21/10/2014 Israel Jordan Valley Authority delegation headed by his Excellency Secretary General Mr. Saed Abu Hamour and representatives from EcoPeace Middle East participated in a two days conference labeled “International Conference on the Rehabilitation of the Lower Jordan River (Phase A) and The Development of the Border Region Between the State of Israel and the […]
Challenges and Opportunities Associated with the Sustainable Development of the Lower Jordan River Valley: A FoEME Perspective
In partnership with Humboldt University and University of Jordan, Water Energy and Environmental Center in University of Jordan, as well as GIZ and ESCWA, the German Jordanian university organized a conference inaugurated by HRH Prince Hassan Bin Talal tilted “Social Water Studies in the MENA Region” State of the Art and Perspectives on the 28th and 29th […]
HRH Prince Hassan Bin Talals Speech during “Social Water Studies in the MENA Region: State of the Art Perspective”.
Transcription of his HRH Prince Hassan Bin Talals Speech during the conference “Social Water Studies in the MENA Region: State of the Art Perspective” on the 28-29th September, 2014. You will find words placed between brackets {}. This signifies that the transcriber did not hear well the word used, or translated to English because the […]
Middle East and USA Sister City Partnerships launched: EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East partner with Sister Cities International and Citizen Diplomacy Initiatives at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Wash. DC
Washington DC, USA On the 18th of October, 2014, at a panel discussion entitled “Building Peace Over Water in the Lower Jordan Valley: A Sister Cities Coalition” held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. a Memorandum of Understanding was signed to create sister city partnerships between US cities and Palestinian, Jordanian and […]
“Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) Donor Coordination Meeting: Evolving Roles, Responsibilities and Needs in the Jordan Valley”
Representatives from Friends of the Earth Middle East “FoEME” attended a workshop titled “Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) Donor Coordination Meeting: Evolving Roles, Responsibilities and Needs in the Jordan Valley” that took place on Thursday, September 25th 2014. The workshop organized by USAID/ Jordan “Institutional Support and Strengthening Program “ISSP” presented the results of the Jordan […]
الاحتفال بيوم التعاون الاوروبي في مادبا
نظمت الجمعية الأردنية للتنمية المستدامة في 27 من أيلول و بالتعاون مع بلدية مادبا وبالتعاون مع مشروع “الشبكات الإقليمية لبناء القدرات والتنمية المحلية: تجربة عبر الحدود لربط لبنان، الأردن، فرنسا، إيطاليا (T-Net)” الممول من الاتحاد الاوروبي من خلال برنامج التعاون عبر الحدود لحوض البحر الإبيض المتوسط احتفال بيوم التعاون الاوروبي في موقع القرية الحضارية التابع […]
أزمة المياه في غزة
نداء طارىء لتلبية احتياجات المياه ومعالجة مشكلة الصرف الصحي لبلدية عبسان في قطاع غزة لقد أدت الأحداث المأساوية في الشهر الماضي إلى خسارة مروعة في الأرواح والى تدمير أنحاء شاسعة من قطاع غزة و لقد تأثرت المجتمعات المحلية العاملة مع جمعية أصدقاء الأرض الشرق الأوسط تحت مشروع جيران المياه الطيبون بشكل مباشر و على جميع […]
Climate Change and Security: Perspective from FoEME
Climate Change and Security Consultation Amman, Jo For more than a decade, concerns about the main risks posed by climate change in terms of fragility and conflict have haunted the international community. In the Middle East, political turmoil has overshadowed climate change threats; nonetheless, a careful scrutiny of the region easily reveals that many […]
FoEME and JVA Sign an MoU for the Development of the Bakoura National Park
Amman, Jo After many years of relentless efforts to push for the establishment and development of the Bakoura National Park with various Prime Ministers and government officials, and after overcoming all difficulties emerging due to overlapping jurisdictions of different authorities in the area, Friends of the Earth Middle East “FoEME” hard work came to a […]
Cross Border Farmers Tour
Friends of the Earth Middle East “FoEME” organized a three days Cross Border Farmers Tour that started on the 22nd of June. During the tour, Farmers and Mayors from Jordan and Palestine visited Israel to learn from its experience in waste water treatment and reuse in agriculture.