Climate change and human rights – Can the courts fix it? Published: 18 March 2019 Overview Climate litigation is on the rise - in Germany, in Europe and worldwide. What role can courts play in the fight against climate change? This article shows the link between human rights and climate change, its implications, and introduces some of the cases.
COP24: Coal Country Hosts Climate Negotiations Published: 24 February 2019 Expectations were high for COP24, yet world leaders failed to adequately respond to climate change. What happened at COP24 and what does this mean for Palestine and the region? By Ruba Anabtawi
The Reality of Waste Management in Gaza: Risks & Challenges Published: 15 January 2019 Article Imagine a small and enclosed space with 2 million inhabitants, cramped together, living literally on top of one another. By Hamza Khalil Abu Eltarabesh
The Effect of Marine Litter on Marine Life in the Red Sea Published: 5 January 2019 Article The Red Sea has the highest levels of hard corals (Scleractinian) in the Indian Ocean region and more than 1,280 fish species. According to scientific references, the Red Sea has the highest levels of endemic marine organisms, as 12.9% of shallow fish species and 19 out of 346 species of hard coral species (5.5%) are only found in the Red Sea.
The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Palestine & Jordan holds a two-day workshop in Aqaba on plastic & solid waste Published: 25 December 2018 News The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Palestine & Jordan (hbs) held a two-day workshop (between November 7th & 8th) in Aqaba, Jordan on the impact of plastic & solid waste on our cities and oceans under the slogan “More Plastic than Fish in the Ocean?”. The event was held in partnership with the Royal Marine Conservation Society (JREDS) and involved twelve environmental activists, active change makers, and researchers as well as six expert speakers from Jordan and Palestine to discuss a variety of topics related to plastic & solid waste pollution.
What's at stake for COP 24? Published: 27 November 2018 Briefing The Katowice UN Climate Change Conference will take place in Katowice from the 3rd till the 14th of December 2018. By Don Lehr
“More Plastic than Fish in the Ocean?” - Workshop on the implications of plastic & solid waste on our cities and oceans Published: 6 October 2018 Call for Applications Heinrich Böll Foundation (hbs) welcomes applicants from Jordan & Palestine for a workshop titled “More Plastic in the Ocean than Fish?” on Plastic & Solid Waste (Problems and Solutions) that will take place between November 6th-8th, 2018 in Aqaba, Jordan.
Heinrich Böll Stiftung (hbs) Wraps Up its Regional Summer School 2018 in Tunis Published: 6 August 2018 Press Release On the topic of “Citizen Participation in Urban Sustainable Development”, Heinrich Böll Stiftung (hbs) represented by its offices in Palestine & Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Morocco concluded a five-day regional summer school in Tunis, hosted and organized by hbs Tunisia Office. The event took place between July 15th – 21st, 2018. It brought together 23 environmental activists, architects, artists and young community leaders from the MENA Region and provided them with a platform for capacity building, debate, and the exchange of ideas, opinions and experiences from the region on civil participation and sustainable urban development.
Regional Summer School 2018 Published: 11 April 2018 Call for Applications Heinrich Böll Foundation (hbs), represented through its offices in Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia and Morocco, welcomes applicants from Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa to apply for its Regional Summer School 2018 "Citizen Participation in Urban Sustainable Development" that will take place between 15 - 21 July 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia.
