Tag: water security

Baltimore city fixes racial water injustice according to income

If you are black and living in Baltimore you might not be able to afford your water. A new bill will alleviate income differences. A case study on how to fight privatization and allow access to all. 

Water, Wars and an Uncertain Future

As the world awaits the release of the final draft agreement emerging from the COP21 climate talks - expected...

Middle East’s first rainforest coming to Dubai

Dubai developers reach a new zenith in outrageous investment with just-announced plans to build a tropical rainforest on the...

Desolenator offers water independence: just add sun!

Assuming you stayed relatively sane on New Year's Eve, you probably going to woke up the next day feeling...

Project Pressure captures Iran’s melting glaciers (PHOTOS)

Project Pressure has created the first open source glacier archive, recording the environmental impact of climate change by documenting the...

World’s First Wave-Powered Desalination Tech Offers Zero-Emission Energy and Water

New wave-powered desalination technology from Australia may offer Middle East businesses and governments hope for a new alternative to...

Jordan’s Queen Rania Featured at World Future Energy Summit

Green Prophet is on a VIP media tour in Abu Dhabi. We hope to meet Jordan's beautiful Queen Rania;...

Jordan’s Crippled Water Resources Protected by Security

Jordan’s armed security forces have been enlisted to protect the Kingdom’s scarce water resources from recurring vandalism and theft. Jordan...

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...

UN Sponsors Global Wet T-Shirt Contest!

It's World Water Day today, relevant and necessary for the Middle East.  Well, not quite, but I got your attention. Raise...

Gaza Seawater Desalination Plant Backed By Europe

Funding and technical support has been offered by Europe to help build a desalination plant in Gaza – but...

Wintertime Droughts Increase Due To Climate Change

According to recent research, an increase in wintertime droughts in the Mediterranean is partly down to human-caused climate change Over...