Educating for Peace and Sustainability
As the demographic most likely to be affected by the climate crisis, with its serious implications for water security, it’s essential young people in our region be given access to the information and resources required for urgent action to be taken to secure a more sustainable and cooperative approach to water resources.
We developed the Good Water Neighbors: Water Diplomacy program in order to create awareness among young Jordanians, Palestinians and Israelis about their water realities, and provide them with the tools, opportunities and encouragement to take action, on their own behalf, to protect their future water security.
Our programs
Teacher Training Seminars
We developed a unique water diplomacy curriculum for high school students so youth could be better informed about environmental and water challenges through active, project-based interdisciplinary learning. After being given these learning opportunities, we’ve found many participants continue to take action. Teachers, after receiving our teachers training have become strong advocates for addressing local water pollution issues in their communities. And youth continue to develop projects like school climate and environment days, and climate model United Nations, that create a ripple effect in their communities.
Climate Diplomacy Young Professionals
Launched in 2019, the Climate Diplomacy Young Professionals (CDYP) program is a regional leadership initiative designed for young professionals aged 20-35. The program fosters cross-border dialogue between Israeli, Palestinian, and Jordanian participants each year, equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and networks necessary to address our region’s critical water and climate challenges.
ShaRed Sea Program
Our newest regional project aims to reduce harm to marine life and biodiversity by preventing waste, particularly plastic waste, from reaching the Red Sea. Shared by Eilat, in Israel, and Aqaba, in Jordan, and bordering Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia, the northern area of the Red Sea, called the Gulf of Aqaba, is home to one of the world’s most unique coral and marine life ecosystems. Unfortunately, threats to the Red Sea’s reef and its uniquely resilient northernmost segment in the Gulf of Aqaba, are escalating. This program encourages advocacy, activism and coalition building to advance a waste-free, plastic-free Red Sea.