- Nov 15, 2016 – The Dead Sea Swim Challenge
- April 7, 2016 – ALLMEP Community Fair
- March 3, 2016 – EU Parliament S&D; Group Seminar on the Jordan River
- January 8-9, 2016, Mud Workshop in Ein Gedi
- Nov. 12, 2015 – On Our Doorstep – Water & Energy Crisis in Gaza
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June 9-10, 2015-Public Release of Regional NGO Master Plan for Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley
- June 5, 2015 – World Environment Day – EcoPeace Wins Energy Globe Award
- May 2015 – Queens of Peace – Allgau Orient Rallye
- March 28, 2015 – Traithlon Event at our SHE EcoPark, Jordan
- March 21, 2015 – Streaming to the Jordan
- Oct 27 – Dec 5, 2014 – Online campaign through the Skoll Foundation
- Nov 10-12, 2014 – Regional NGO Master Plan Seminar
- October 20, 2014 – 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner
- September 3, 2014 – World Water Week
- May 14, 2014 – Mateh Yehuda Springs Conference
- May 8-11, 2014 – Olympic Truce; Train the Trainers Workshop
- March 29, 2014 -Triathlon at SHE EcoPark
- Feb 24, 2014 – Woodrow Wilson Center Event
- Feb 23, 2014 – Music for the Jordan River
- Jan. 27, 2014 – FoEME INSS event with Thomas Friedman
- Jan. 29, 2014 – Israeli High Court Decision on Battir
- Nov. 5-Dec 5, 2013 – Water Water Everywhere
- November 13-14, 2013 – Good Water Neighbors Annual Regional Conference
- November 10-12, 2013 – Rehabilitating the Jordan River: A Commitment of Faith
- October 20, 2013 – Blues for Water
- Oct 1, 2013 – FoEME & Saban Center at the Brookings Institute
- Sept. 25 – Oct. 15 – Directors Tour to the U.S.
- Sept. 1-6, 2013 – FoEME at Stockholm World Water Week
- July 8-11, 2013 – World Justice Forum
- May 17, 2013 – Bob Cole, Funeral – FoEME Eulogy
- April 23, 2013 – Ashdod Sustainability Conference
- April 12 & 15, 2013 – UK Mosque & Synagogue Presentations
- March 30, 2013 – Triathlon at our SHE Park, Jordan
- March 1-2, 2013 – Auja EcoCenter Bazaar
- February 20, 2013 – Screening of Last Call at the Oasis
- February 16, 2013 – Jordan Valley Women’s Crafts Bazar
- January 4, 2013 – Battir Walk
- December 16, 2012 – Baka Gharbia Photo Exhibit
- December 13-14, 2012 – Hike for the Jordan Valley – Auja
- December 12, 2012 – Battir petition in the High Court
- December 2, 2012 – Guest Lecture
- November 16, 2012 – Battir Bicycle Ride
- October 20, 2012 – Hike for the Jordan Valley – Auja
- October 15, 2012 – Public Participation Meeting – Lower Jordan River
- October 5, 2012 – Night Hike in Auja!
- Sept. 12-13, 2012 – Good Water Neighbors Regional Conference
- Nov-Dec, 2012 – Water, Water Everywhere
- August 23, 2012 – Jordan River Photography Exhibit, Frankfurt
- July 15, 2012 – Jordan River Photography Exhibit, London
- June 6, 2012 – Access to Water & Sanitation: A Fundamental Human Right?
- May 22-25, 2012 – Green Week 2012
- May 5, 2012 – Climate Dots with 350.org
- April 30, 2012 – Public Participation Meeting – Lower Jordan River
- April 22nd, 2012 – Last Call at the Oasis
- April 18, 2012 – Divided Communities: Experiences from the Middle East and Sri Lanka
- March 21, 2012 – Chris Hammer public presentation
- Feb 21, 2012 – JUST WATER – Event at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capital Hill
- November 16, 2011 – Conference: Reviving the Jordan River: Hopes and Difficulties
- Sept. 17, 2011 – Jordan River Photography Exhibition, Cologne
- Aug. 23, 2011 – Jordan River Photography Exhibition, Stockholm
- June 25, 2011 – Global Water Dance
- June 15, 2011 – Water Trustees End-of-Year Event
- May 21, 2011 – Mass Float in the Dead Sea
- April 12, 2011 – Grand Opening – SHE Park, Jordan
- March 24-25, 2011 – NIF hosting FoEME in the UK
- March 2, 2011 – Palestinian Symposium
- Feb. 26-March 1, 2011 – J Street conference, Washington DC
- Jan 13-15, 2011 – Around the Kinneret; Choral Music Festival
- Nov 30, 2010 – A Water Agreement Cannot Wait
- Nov 2-3, 2010 – Good Water Neighbors Regional Conference
- October 9, 2010 – Jordan River Bicyling for 350.org
- August 15, 2010 – Big Jump in the Jordan River
- June 29, 2010 – FoEME at the EU Parliament
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May 3-4, 2010 – Bringing the Jordan River Back to Life: Strategies for Rehabilitation Conference
- April 21, 2010 – Conference; Israeli Preparedness for the Climate Crisis – Impacts on the Water System
- February 24, 2010 – Cross border Wadi Fuqin / Tsur Hadassah residents meeting
- March 3-5, 2010 – Cross Border Womens Meeting
- Dec. 3-5, 2009 – Regional Ecological Building workshop
- Nov. 25, 2009 – Climate Change Workshop for Journalists
- Nov. 4-6, 2009 – Annual GWN Regional Mayors Gathering
- October 24, 2009 – Jordanians, Palestinians and Israelis around the Dead Sea for 350.org day
- May 27, 2009 – Israeli / Palestinian Water Discussion
- May-June, 2009 – Cross Border Neighbors Paths Tour
- March 26, 2009 – World Water Day Activities
- Dec 21, 2008 – Euro-Med Civil Society Meeting
- Nov. 25-26, 2008 – 5th Annual Good Water Neighbors Conference
- Nov. 3-5, 2008 – Pro Aquifer Professional Conference
- September 1-4, 2008 – 13th World Water Congress
- July 27, 29, 30, 2008 – World Bank Public Hearings
- July 10, 2008 – International Expo- Water and Sustainability
- May 19, 2008 – Designs for Jordan River Peace Park
- April 24, 2008 – Neighbors Paths – 3 day tour in Jordan
- November 29, 2007 – Regional Cross Border Mayors Gathering
- August 8, 9, 12, 2007 – Red Dead Canal / World Bank Public Hearings
- July 15, 2007 – BIG JUMP! into the Jordan River
- June 5, 2007 – FoEME speaking in 2 events in Washington
- May 10, 2007 – Red Sea Dead Sea Conduit Conference
- March 14, 2007 – ALLMEP Peacebuilding Reception
- March 1, 2007 – British Opposition Leader Plants a Tree on the Green Line
- February 7, 2007 – Cross Border Mayors Gathering
- January 17, 2007 – Jordanian Israeli Cooperation at the Dead Sea
- January 10, 2007 – Cross Border Israeli Jordanian Mayors Meeting
- December 4-8, 2006 – Jordan Valley Tour
- November 20, 2006 – Cross Border Mayors Meeting
- October 18, 2006 – World Water Monitoring Day
- October 8-10 2006 – Childrens Art Exhibit
- September 8-9, 2006 – Art Workshop
- September 7, 2006 – Cross-Border Adult Forum Meeting
- September 6, 2006 – Beit Shean, Pella Mayors Meeting
- August 1, 2006 – Radio All For Peace – FoEME Weekly Environmental Broadcasts
- July 26, 2006 – Ecological Garden Inaugural Ceremony
- July 18, 2006 – Med-Youth Creating a Sustainable Med-Future
- July 16-20, 2006 – Experts Mission
- April 20, 2006 – Earth Day Event
- March 23, 2006 – Workshop on Planning of Sansan Area
- March 22, 2006 – Jordan Valley / Dead Sea Mayors Forum
- Feb. 9, 2006 – WTO and us…
2015-06-09
EcoPeace Middle East / WEDO and its consortium partners at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and Global Nature Fund (GNF), and lead consultant Royal HaskoningDHV, released the first ever Integrated Regional NGO Master Plan for Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley at a regional conference held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dead Sea, in Jordan from June 9-10, 2015, under the patronage of the Jordanian Minister of Water, Dr. Hazim al Nasser.
The conference marked the conclusion of a 3-year European Union ‘SWIM’ funded program and brought together an impressive number of high-level government officials from Jordan, Palestine and Israel, international diplomatic representatives, international development agency representatives, and basin experts to discuss the advancement of the program from planning to implementation.
The Master Plan was presented according to its 7 strategic planning objectives:
1. Pollution Control
2. Sustainable Water Management and River Rehabilitation
3. Sustainable Agriculture
4. Jordan River Basin Governance
5. Ecological Rehabilitation
6. Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Heritage Development
7. Urban and Infrastructure Development
The Master Plan also identifies 127 specific regional and national projects ("interventions") in relation to the above mentioned strategic planning objectives, with a total investment value of 4.58 billion USD until the year 2050.
Levant Consultancy, financial experts, also gave an overview of capital market funding opportunities that will serve to finance the projects together with donor states.
Below are links to the Full Conference Proceedings, the Master Plan and its specific Interventions, as well as the welcome words and speeches made by political figures, presentations given, a photo album from the conference, and media coverage of the event.
REGIONAL NGO MASTER PLAN ANNEXES ("Interventions")
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FULL SPEECHES / ADDRESSES:
• Munqeth Mehyar, Chairman and Jordanian Director, EcoPeace Middle East
• H.E. Joanna Wronecka, Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to Jordan
• H.E. Helena Gröndahl Rietz, Swedish Ambassador to Jordan
• Ayoub Kara, Israeli Deputy Minister of Regional Cooperation
• Abdullah Lahlouh, Palestinian Deputy Minister of Agriculture
• H.E. Eng. Saed Abu Hammour, Secretary General, JVA, Jordan
• Address by Israeli Member of Knesset, Omer Bar Lev
• Address by Israeli Member of Knesset, Meirav Micha’eli
Investing in a Shared Future: EcoPeace Regional Vision for the Jordan Valley
• Nader Khateeb, Munqeth Mehyar, Gidon Bromberg, EcoPeace Directors
High Level Panel
• Dr. Mohammed Hmaidi – CEO, Palestinian Water S.R. Council
• Eng. Khalil Al Absi – Director of Planning and Regional Water Unit, JVA, Jordan
• Adi Ashkenazi – Ministry of Regional Cooperation, Israel
Closing Remarks
• Nader Khateeb, Munqeth Mehyar, Gidon Bromberg, EcoPeace Directors
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PRESENTATIONS
–> Presentation: Jordan Valley Master Plan – by Jeroen Kool, Royal HaskoningDHV Consultant
–> Presentation: Regional Investment Strategy – by Ramzi Maayta, Levant Consultancy
–> Presentation: Pollution Control – by Mark de Groot
–> Presentation: Sustainable Water Management – by Gilad Safier
–> Presentation: Sustainable Agriculture – by Samer Talozi
–> Presentation: Governance – by Saeb Bamya
–> Presentation: Supporting Governance in the LJR – by Therese Sjömander-Magnusson, SIWI
–> Presentation: Ecological Rehabilitation – by Banan El Sheikh
–> Presentation: Sustainable Tourism – by Jeroen Kool
–> Presentation: Urban and Infrastructure Development – by Saad Khatib
–> Presentation: World Bank Experience on International Waters – by Dr. Claudia Sadoff
—> Video – International Support – from Member of the European Parliament, Mr Davor Skrlec
—> Video – International Support – from US Congressman, Earl Blumenauer
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Click here to read our MEDIA RELEASE
Click here to read MEDIA COVERAGE from the conference
Click here for PHOTOS of the conference
