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Environment and Climate in the Middle East
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Germany provides 3m euros as additional financing for construction of Salfit wastewater treatment plant – WAFA
Germany provides 3m euros as additional financing for construction of Salfit wastewater treatment plant Palestinian and German officials signing the Salfit wastewater treatment plant project. (WAFA Images) RAMALLAH, Thursday, June 25, 2020 (WAFA) – A financing agreement that provides three million euros additional financing to the Salfit Sewerage Project was...
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Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia agree on 90% of controversial GERD points – Jordan Times
Egypt Independent June 23, 2020 Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia are in agreement regarding 90 percent of controversial points related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. Ethiopia has the right to utilize the Nile River’s water resources, the ministry said, yet...
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Water pumping ‘will not stop’ during summer season despite violations — ministry – Jordan Times
By Bahaa Al Deen Al Nawas – Jun 24,2020 AMMAN — In spite of violations against main water pipelines and an increased demand for water during the coronavirus crisis, Water Ministry Spokesperson Omar Salameh said on Wednesday that pumping “will not be disrupted during the summer”. According to Salameh, demand...
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Agreement signed to reduce water loss through revamping Amman, Madaba networks – Jordan Times
By Bahaa Al Deen Al Nawas – Jun 25,2020 Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abul Saud speaks at the signing of an agreement between the Water Ministry and three Jordanian companies specialised in reducing water loss on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Miyahuna Facebook page) AMMAN — The Water Ministry...
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Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry urges shift to renewable energy solutions – Haaretz
Renewable energy will save billions over natural gas power stations, ministry says, as a plan spearheaded by the Electric Corporation and the Energy Ministry calls for 12 new gas-fueled ones to be built in the coming decade Zafrir Rinat | Jun. 25, 2020 The Environmental Protection Ministry is calling on...
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Innovative green tech at focus of first EU-Israel climate conference – Jerusalem Post
The conference, held in Tel Aviv and online, included roughly one thousand participants eager to learn more about the EU Green Deal and how Israeli talents can take part in it. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 28, 2020 Head of Delegation of European Union to...
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Large-scale subway system planned for central Israel = Jerusalem Post
The public transport project, the largest in Israel’s history, will include 90 miles (145 km) of underground rail lines going through 24 cities. While work continues on the light rail system in Tel Aviv, a separate subway system is being planned to connect a number of cities in the Gush...
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Israeli firm monitors sewers in fight against coronavirus – Jerusalem Post
The technology can detect the virus ‘in the sewage (of) asymptomatic people, so we know about a new outbreak before it really happens’, said Goldfarb Kando CEO AFP | Updated: 06.16.20 An Israeli company is monitoring coronavirus traces in a coastal city’s sewers and hopes to deploy its technology more...
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‘Green police’ raids business for storing used hazardous materials – Jerusalem Post
Israel Police detained the suspects who were at the scene and questioned them, as well. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 21, 2020 The Israel Today and Tomorrow delegation visits the Kerem-El premilitary school in Daliyat Al-Karmel for Druze and Jewish Israelis (photo credit: YOAV DEVIR KKL-JNF) Investigators from the...
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Five false killer whales make rare appearance at Hurghada
June 20, 2020 Video: at link Experts from the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in Egypt have spotted a group of five false killer whales making a rare appearance at the beaches of al-Gouna, north of Hurghada at the Red Sea. False killer whales are a type of dolphin...
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The environmentalist minister of energy – Environment and Development
Najib Saad 22/6/2020 Amid news about the increasing number of coronavirus deaths, confirmed cases, and the fear for new waves of the virus, other positive news has gone unnoticed. This includes news that proves that the will to live and progress is stronger than any pandemic or disaster. Few recent...
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Could there be an Israel without air conditioning? Jerusalem Post
With rising temperatures, ACs are running at full speed – some future alternatives are being touted. By DOMINIK DOEHLER, ZAVIT/SCIENCE, ENVIRONMENT NEWS AGENCY JUNE 22, 2020 In May, Israel experienced a record six-day heat wave with temperatures exceeding 38 degrees Celsius (~100 degrees Fahrenheit) all across the country and...
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