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Water Security in the Middle East? From the Desk of Israel's Water Commission

If you’ve been following Green Prophet, you’ll know we’re running a water series on Israeli water experts. And we love the idea of hydro-diplomacy. Hoping...

Green Drinks for eco geeks in Israel

After a great start and a long "holiday" Green Drinks Tel Aviv has kick-started again. This time organizers hope to make it a regular monthly...

"Petrified Bike" Metaphor for a Shrinking Dead Sea?

Everything’s dead at the Dead Sea; even bikes that get left behind. It’s pretty shocking when you are out there to see for yourself how...

Cigarette Cones, So You Don't Butt Out on the Beach

New efforts to get smokers to butt out in special ashtrays at the beach in Tel Aviv look all for naught. The City of Tel...

The Weeds We Eat – Karin Forages in her Backyard

Karin tries urban foraging and eating weeds from her garden. What are the chances she will live after this experiment? Taking cues from the Arab...

Shimon Tal, Israel’s Former Water Commissioner

As we introduced yesterday, Green Prophet and the Strategic Foresight Group have been interviewing key water leaders from Israel’s water industry to understand what contributions...

On All the Water in Israel: Interviews With Government, Analysts and Researchers

Plastic bottles (in Hebrew and Arabic) wash up on the shore of the Red Sea in Sinai, Egypt. In this region water and pollution knows...

"Hope Tree" of Bottles for the Sea of Galilee

A “Hope Tree” planted outside Sea of Galilee incites eco-awareness in Israeli kids and public. Israel’s only freshwater body of water, the Sea of Galilee...

"Bird's Eye View" Raw Sewage Sighting off Beirut's Coast

Beirut, the “Paris of the Middle East,” is pouring raw sewage into Mediterranean Sea. It’s not just the Sidon garbage dump that’s polluting the Mediterranean...

Mekorot's Water Tech Makes a Splash in California's Dry Valley

“Water is energy. If you give me the energy I will give you water.” Eli Ronen, chairman of Mekorot. Photo via Olivier Fitoussi /FLASH90. It...
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