Turning roofs green with vegetable gardens
Rooftop gardening is not a new idea: people from ancient Babylon, from the Roman city of Caesarea and many other places took advantage of their roof spaces to grow all kind of plants. This practice is gaining new popularity today, as cities grow and access to land for gardening is limited. Turning roofs green can […]
The Red-Dead Conduit and its Impacts on the Environment
The proposed Red-Dead Conduit will link the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. The project aims to pump water from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Dead Sea. This transmission of vast quantities of water would then be utilized to generate electricity, desalinate water and pump it to populous areas, and deposit the rest of […]
Sand Cats
Sand Cats are the only types of felines that are able to survive the arid, hot and dry weather of deserts. They live in the deserts of Mauritania, Jordan, Algeria, Iraq, Israel, Yemen, Iran, Pakistan, Niger, Egypt and the Western Sahara. Sand Cats are able to endure temperatures ranging from -5 to 52 Celsius through […]
Waste(not)water for Agriculture
Reclaimed Water is Water for Farms Reclaimed water is wastewater that has been treated to improve its quality to render it usable to irrigate crops. Most of the crops grown in Palestine are rain-fed, which causes significant fluctuations in annual productivity[1]. However, supplementing rain-fed farming with irrigated farming using treated wastewater would greatly stabilize production.
The Iris of Jordan
When thinking of flowers the first thing that comes in mind is its bright, striking colors. However, the national flower of Jordan is the jet-black Iris. Blooming in spring, this delicate flower can be seen near all of Jordan’s cities during its short season. Still, the flower grows in abundance in particular on village roads […]
Teacher’s Seminar in Amman: Cross-border Connection to Advance Environmental Awareness
Teachers and educators can play an amazing role when it comes to the transmission of values and environmental awareness to the youth: they plant the seeds to create the leaders of tomorrow. As expressed in FoEME’s education position paper for youth, who are in a critical stage of forming their identities and finding their place […]
Interview with FoEME Staff Member Abdel Rahman Sultan
You already know about our mission. Now it’s time to meet the men and women behind the curtain. This is the third post in a series of interviews of FoEME staff and affiliates. We hope you enjoy getting to know us better! Always an environmental activist, Abdel Rahman Sultan tells us a little bit about […]
From Music to Project Reporting: Interview with FoEME Staff Mira Edelstein
You already know about our mission. Now it’s time to meet the men and women behind the curtain. This is the second post in a series of interviews of FoEME staff and affiliates. We hope you enjoy getting to know us better! From music to environment and peace building, Mira Edelstein has made her way […]
Reflections on my internship with FoEME
During the first six months of my student exchange program from Germany I worked on an independent study completed in cooperation with Dr. Fischhendler from the Institute of Geography in the Hebrew University. It was, in fact, Dr. Fischhendler who suggested that I contact FoEME, after highlighting some of the major problems with water distribution and […]
“Water does not recognize borders” – Interview with FoEME staff Malek Abulfailat
You already know about our mission. Now it’s time to meet the men and women behind the curtain. This is the first post in a series of interviews of FoEME staff and affiliates. We hope you enjoy getting to know us better! Community work, participation, improving water economy, rehabilitation through strategic planning, as well as […]