Environment

Youth delegates from Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, and Tunisia unveiled a rigorously researched Climate Position Paper that goes beyond surface-level commitments to address critical gaps in their countries’ NDCs.

Discover how agroecology is transforming food systems from the ground up. In this global dossier by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and partners, explore powerful stories of community-led solutions, digital innovations, and policy shifts redefining how we grow, share, and protect our food.  

The pursuit of food sovereignty in Palestine is a profound act of agency and a demand for food justice. It is rooted in agroecology and the control of local natural resources to achieve self-sufficiency.

Theoretically, there is enough water in the West Bank, but Israel allocates most of it to its illegal settlements in the occupied territory. This leads to enormous shortages on the Palestinian side, especially in the summer months. Civil society speaks of clear discrimination.

Agrecology and food sovereignty activism has been on the rise globally. Hbs - Palestine and Jordan talked with activist Lina Ismai’l about the growing movement in Palestine, the challenges and opportunities it is facing, and developments in recent years.

Heinrich Böll Foundation Offices in Rabat, Tunis, Beirut and Ramallah Hold the 8th Regional Summer School on solid waste management in Rabat – Morocco.

Samira Kilani could not have foreseen how a terrible incident of inhaling the fumes of chemical cleaning products and nearly suffocating would become a life-changing moment. Yet, it did. It began with replacing all chemicals with natural products and using media outlets to advise women on the dangers of mixing chemical cleaning products.