Climate Change & Action

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.

Hbs welcomes applications to the 9th MENA Regional Summer School “It’s More than Just Food: Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture towards Equitable and Justice-based Food Systems in the MENA Region” that will take place between 29 July - 05 August in Amman, Jordan. 

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

The financial industry also sees the climate crisis as a threat to future speculation profits. Industry giants like BlackRock are calling for an end to fossil fuels and siding with the environmental movement.

December 12, 2020, will be the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement. This analysis provides important materials and pursues the questions: Where do we stand in dealing with the climate crisis? What false solutions must be avoided? And how can we push the urgently needed radical course change in pursuit of climate justice?

Through an online launch held on 07 October 2020, hbs offices in Ramallah, Tunis, Rabat, and Beirut release the MENA Region Edition of the Plastic Atlas.

Jordan is joining the fight against climate change. The desert kingdom has determined to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 14% until 2030. The transportation sector offers a unique opportunity to implement the country’s climate commitments while also tackling the mounting traffic congestion problem.

Less than four years after being recognized as a state party at the United Nations’ climate change negotiations, Palestine is now leading the UN’s largest group of developing nations.