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Strategic Foresight Group’s Forecasts for Water in the Middle East
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Policy makers, water experts and peace lovers might be interested in the Strategic Foresight Group’s research on water as a means to resolve conflict in the Middle East. Read about their latest efforts in Jordan. WANA, a North Africa and…
Pygmies, Dragons and Hobbits: "Magical Thinking" About Islands Is an Illusion
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New studies looking at evolution sees nothing extra-ordinary about island communities. The Middle East region, particularly around Egypt, Israel and Jordan out East to Iraq is known as the cradle of civilization. It is no wonder then that much evolutionary…
A Bittersweet Test for Women with Gestational Diabetes
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Family values, and having children are important in the Middle East. Here is a simple test done during pregnancy that if paid close attention to can help make women more health-smart in the long run. We know that pregnancy can…
Could Algae "Green Cakes" Solve Nutrition Problem in Middle East?
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Add a dash of cumin and you’ll get some “green cake” falafel? This wonder food, from algae is being grown by the UN to solve hunger crisis. It could work in the Middle East. We know that kids in Gaza…
Owls Unite Arab Farmers in Palestine, Israel and Jordan
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Barn owls as biological control. Arab farmers in the Levant use nesting boxes to encourage the owls to move in. This means much less pesticide to control rodents. Known for his work with birds and other feathery friends Prof. Yossi…
Killing In The Name Of… Water (In Iraq)
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All the forecasts about water causing the next major Middle East conflict has started. An Iraqi government employee in the irrigation department, along with his family, are murdered – over water. In the early hours of 18 June, gunmen broke…
Kids in Cairo Survive on Crusts and Crumbs
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It’s hard to think green, when you’re thinking about your next dinner. A UN story documents the lack of protein in Egyptian children, and that a whopping 16% of all kids living there are malnourished. For seven-year-old Ahmed Yasser, it…
Potato Power Fires Up Organic Battery
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Can Mr. Potatohead outrun the Energizer Bunny? Researchers in Israel and California develop a potato battery, 50 times cheaper than the Energizer equivalent. Here’s one for potato lovers: the Hebrew University in Jerusalem has developed a solid organic electric battery…
Cycling for Peace as Israeli Arabs, Jews and Bedouins Kids Get Free Bikes and Clubs
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The Bedouin village of Um Bateen, just outside Beersheba in southern Israel, has no paved roads – which makes it the perfect place for a new mountain bike club. Now the Bikes4All project sponsored by the Israel Cycling Federation and…
Do You WANA Green The Middle East? A Forum Report from Jordan
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WANA, a North Africa and West Asia forum recently convened in Jordan to discuss the environment, a green economy, sustainable development and the revival of Hima, an Islamic environmental conservation practice. The West Asia – North Africa WANA Forum is…
