Tag: water management

This ancient Arab irrigation system invented before Rome’s aqueduct

An ancient water management system engineered 3000 years ago is still keeping farms and oases green in the UAE and Oman.

Living crop wall to showcase Israel’s agricultural genius at the 2015 Milan Expo

Israelis are renowned not only for their clean tech innovation, but also smart, savvy and water-efficient agriculture. This genius will...

Lush Green Terraces Top the Palestine Museum by Heneghan Peng

Dublin's Heneghan Peng has designed a new museum for Palestine that is topped with a series of unfolding green...

Water Portraits – Making A Splash For Water Conservation (PHOTOS)

In a bid to highlight our water use and waste, photographer Peter Holmes has created a series of memorable...

Egypt’s Filthy Canals Are Breeding Disease and Discontent

Egypt's network of canals are filthy, stagnant and have become dumping sites which breed disease and discontent Egypt may be...

Japan Wants Israel Clean Tech Experts to Rebuild Fukushima

Japan is seeking Israeli clean tech experts to help rebuild Fukushima, which was devastated by both an earthquake and...

Israel’s Mekorot Builds Global Connections Through Water

Israel’s national water company, Mekorot (who we've interviewed here), is expanding with projects across the globe. It will build...

Morocco’s Berbers Had Water Management Sorted

International water management policies in Morocco have disrupted the Berber's perfectly good and longstanding system. In 2009 I travelled to...

What is an eco wudu?

Wudhu (woo-dhoo) is a Muslim's ritual wash before any act of worship. Wudhu is a control switch, a health check, a reminder of liquid blessings. But how can wudhu make the Islamic faith even greener?

Sunday’s Green News Snippets

Get your weekly dose of green news snippets from the region It’s been another great week of green news coming...

7 Tips for a Sustainable Eid ul Adha Festival

Sacrifice is Muslims' way of giving back to community, the poor and God. But consumerism had turned the Eid-ul-Adha festival into another "Eid-mas". See our doable ideas on what you could be giving up after Hajj season and share your own.

Israeli Gov’t Denies Eye-Popping Disease that Kills Sacred Sea of Galilee Fish

Israel's Ministry of Agriculture denies that a crazy eye-popping disease is killing a substantial population of fish in the...