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Green-fingered activists will be flocking to Jordan to attend the tenth International Permaculture Conference this September. The bustling city of Amman and sweeping red sands of Wadi Rum in Jordan will be hosting the International Permaculture conference this month. The theme of the event is ‘Plan Jordan – Water’ which is rather apt considering that desertification and water scarcity is an issue which the entire Middle East is struggling with. MORE
It might not have the archaeological marvels of Petra or the adventure of Wadi Rum, but a two-hour drive from Amman’s dusty streets, you’ll find something special that you won’t find elsewhere in Jordan. Nestled in the hills and landscape of north-western Jordan, lies a green oasis with an eco-minded philosophy: Sharhabil Bin Hassneh EcoPark (SHE.). With its growing popularity (it’s even hosting the annual Jordan Valley Triathlon and Duathlon next month!) MORE
We hope to meet Jordan’s beautiful Queen Rania; or at least catch a glimpse of her today as she pushes a sustainability message. . Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has a history of environmental stewardship. Queen Rania’s participation at ADSW underscores Jordan’s growing commitment to renewable energy. In 2012, Jordan announced the Middle East’s first feed-in tariff to support production of domestic renewable energy. MORE
Jordan’s nuclear industry is wildly volatile, especially when you consider it doesn’t actually exist. Arwa reported on last week’s parliamentary vote to shelve Jordan’s first nuclear reactor. The time is now for Jordan’s renewable proponents to demonstrate the viability of alternative energy. Last April, Jordan’s Parliament adopted the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Law (REEL). REEL brings Jordan up to speed on a number of energy fronts. MORE
So I spend the day at Jordan Hospital getting poked and pricked. Green Prophets burn lots of calories trying to make the planet a better place , but you can’t do much do-gooding if you’re dead. I’ll share a day in my week as a cautionary tale (and offer a peek into Amman’s excellent, and sometimes culturally surreal, medical system). File this one under “Please, everyone, take care of yourself”. MORE
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has wrapped up a national phase-out of all central cooling systems using chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), reports the Jordan Times : ”Jordan’s program for phasing out the use of CFCs, aimed at disposing 1500 tons of the harmful substance, was achieved one year ahead of schedule”, said Ghazi Odat, Director of the Ministry of Environment’s ozone project. Jordan is a signatory to the Montreal Protocol. MORE
But the Za’atari Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, a place where Green Prophet’s Laurie Balbo is knitting together and flying hope , there are new sprigs of hope. The group is giving the Syrian refugees who have fled their homes during the civil war in Syria to Jordan, lessons on landscaping and gardening. One question though for Save the Children: there are winter rains to sustain the gardens in Jordan in the upcoming months. MORE
For the past two decades a 70-year old man lived in a cave in northern Jordan, alone with no water or power or reliable access to food, exposed to the elements and wild animals. Amen FM is the radio station for PSD, the Jordan police. He was exposed to the dangers of harsh weather, stray dogs and reptiles,” a PSD officer told The Jordan Times. Green Prophet has brought you to at least five options for underground accommodation when touring Turkey , Iran, and Jordan. MORE
My interest in Jordan’s nuclear ambitions began at work –– researching if green energy is commercially available in Jordan. Jordan has no gas or oil reserves, and virtually no water. I learned that 80 percent of its electricity is generated from imported Egyptian gas, routed along pipelines serving both Jordan and Israel: “We depend 96% on importing our energy from outside of Jordan. Jordan + renewables = zip. MORE
Jordan is now months away from announcing the company they have selected to construct the country’s first nuclear reactor. According to the local press, the government is expected to announce the name of the winning bid in November as the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission is currently assessing offers from three shortlisted companies. The nuclear plant will be located at Majdal, near Mafraq, which is some 40 kilometres northeast of Amman which is the capital of Jordan. MORE
” And if there is no uranium to supply their nuclear power plants, is there still a future for Jordan’s nuclear ambitions? ” The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission has previously claimed that local uranium will be used in the planned nuclear energy reactor. “Clean renewable energy solutions are available to generate power and help Jordan to secure its energy needs.” For more on Jordan’s Nuclear Plans see: . MORE
A permaculture garden and a mud-brick house, the Dead Sea Harmony Centre in Jordan spreads the word on sustainability. Around three years ago, his passion to build a garden and host visitors staying in Jordan collided in new ways. For more on green developments in Jordan see: INTERVIEW: Nadia Lawton Talks About The Green-Silver Bullet Of Permaculture. Go Green With Jordan’s New Generation of Eco-Warriors. Jordan’s Plans For Railway On The Right Track. MORE
Jordan passes new building codes requiring solar water heaters on all new commercial and residential buildings. It’s about time: Regulations come into effect in April 2013 and make solar water heaters obligatory for every new residence (including apartments) sized 150 m2 or greater in Jordan where there is ample sun. To help households make the solar switch, the Ministry of Energy and the Jordan River Foundation have teamed up to provide $1.8 MORE
Guests descend like locusts since I moved to Jordan. Wild Jordan tops the list of travel alternatives. Wild Jordan (WJ) is the business arm of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN), tasked with developing socioeconomic programs in Jordan’s varied nature reserves. A few of the late arrivals turn out to be Wild Jordan staff; a high energy young woman is our guide. If you’re headed this way, do check out Wild Jordan. MORE
There is a wonderful place to explore in Jordan in the region of Wadi Feynan. Feynan Ecolodge is one of the most basic and eco-friendly places in Jordan. The post This eco hotel in Jordan is ideal for desert escapism appeared first on Green Prophet. Looking for Covid escapism? MORE
Jordan’s Ministry of Social Development just approved the first coalition of the kingdom’s environmental protection societies. The voice of Jordan’s disparate nature and environmental entities is about to change, when they join up as the kingdom’s new Environmental Societies Union (ESU). Jordan Environment Society. Jordan Green Building Council. MORE
Sketch of the map of the Red Dead Canal commissioned by Jordan. While we don’t celebrate the energy crisis and financial woes in Jordan, it is poor finances that’s reportedly putting the highly controversial Red-Dead Canal on hold, Israel’s Maariv newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Maariv cited the Jordan Times. Meanwhile the Israeli developers said they hadn’t heard the news from Jordan. MORE
Young Syrian refugees are being forced into sex and child labor in Jordan. Officials from the United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) say they assist more than 300,000 refugee children in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey, providing drinkable water, adequate sanitation, education, and protection from verbal and sexual abuse. Jordan is home to 400,000 Syrian refugees, with about a quarter of them living in the Za’atari refugee camp. MORE
Jordan hits a fork in the energy development road: each route inciting ardent support and dissidence. Environmental activists united in protest for a second time in six months urging public debate over Jordan’s emerging atomic energy program. Over two dozen anti-nuclear activists protested near Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh’s Amman offices last Saturday, in vocal reaction to a government policy statement reaffirming Jordan’s commitment to nuclear development. MORE
Campaigners step up their lobbying for a nuclear-free Jordan as the final decision with regards to the chosen firm approaches. The Jordanian government will pick the firm which will build Jordan’s first nuclear station in May. Greenpeace campaigners in Jordan have urged the government to consider “the dire risks” the proposed nuclear project will have on current and future generations. For more on Jordan and it’s nuclear plans: . MORE
Jordan is becoming a heavyweight on the global stage, but this is nothing to puff up about. Health Amman diabetes Jordan obesity Oxfam World Health Organization The kingdom is among the world’s worst countries for obesity according to Oxfam’s World Food Index 2013, with 33% of standing Jordanians unable to see their feet. Over 14% of the population is also diabetic. Nearly 18% of Saudis suffer from that disease. MORE
Greenpeace Jordan recently launched its first report specific to the Arab World entitled Jordan’s Energy Future (pdf link) to a packed audience of environmentalists, activists and political stakeholders in Amman. The report demonstrates Jordan’s potential to achieve full energy independence through renewable sources whilst campaigning against kingdom ambitions to develop nuclear energy. The Ministry of Energy and the Jordan River Foundation have teamed up to provide $1.8 MORE
The right photo is in Jordan’s Wadi-Rum desert. Jordan is one of the world’s driest countries, with desert comprising 75 percent of its land area. mm of rain fell, more than twice Jordan’s average rainfall. Meanwhile in Jordan, water costs €1.92 So unless you’re willing to soap up outside in the rain, a shower in Cork Ireland (1207mm rain/year) will cost more than three times as much as a shower in Amman Jordan. MORE
See a news alert from The Jordan Times : Jordan featured as regional pioneer in enforcing smoke-free business environments? Last month in Dubai, Jordan’s leading drug manufacturer, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, and King Abdullah II Center for Excellence (KACE) represented Jordan along with King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) at the World Congress on Cardiology. Every attempt to curb Jordan’s tobacco addiction deserves support and respect. I just spit out my coffee. MORE
The logistical headaches of keeping daylight savings year-round in Jordan. No explanation was given for the sudden decision, which moves Jordan into a different time zone. Jordan now joins the “Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)+3″ zone which includes Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Yemen. Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Samih Maaytah told The Jordan Times that the government coordinated with Royal Jordanian (RJ) and other airlines before agreeing the change. MORE
Masdar , Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company and host of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) has signed a framework agreement with Jordan to help develop the kingdom’s renewable energy potential. The deal defines a collaborative plan to foster Jordan’s transition from fossil fuels to a more diversified and secure energy mix, according to a statement from Masdar. Batayneh told The Jordan Times. MORE
Voting is underway for Jordan’s Parliament. The end products might appeal to modern shoppers (think “up-cycling” and a hip Jordan connection). With Jordan’s rising fuel prices, they’ll probably be more wood-takers than voters.). Jordan River Foundation and The Royal Society of Nature Conservation come to mind). Come on Jordan, let’s Occupy Plastic Outdoor Signage! Laurie recycles a Jordanian political poster into a handbag. MORE
Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced a new initiative that will convert all 6,000 of the kingdom’s mosques to solar generated power beginning this year. Mosques use large amounts of electricity and the project will help to significantly reduce their electricity bills as around 300 days in the year are sunny,” Ahmad Abu Saa, a spokesman for Jordan’s energy ministry, told The Jordan Times. Energy clean energy Jordan moves towards solar solar mosques MORE
The city of Amman in Jordan where I live is experiencing a deteriorating level of municipal services, most notably in garbage collection and public space cleaning. Even Jordan’s natural jewels are tarnished. Stop Dumping on Jordan was established last year: its mission is “to look for solutions to Jordan’s chronic litter problem” Followers are urged to post their most egregious litter photos and suggestions for positive action. MORE
After Israel, no nation has as many Biblical sites as Jordan. Jesus was baptized by John in Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan, before the baptist lost his head in Machaerus. Jordan was a favorite stomping ground for Moses : he struck a rock in ‘Ain Musa and his people and their livestock drank of its flowing waters. He gazed across the Jordan Valley to the Promised Land, then died at Mount Nebo. MORE
Our favorite peace-water NGO Friends of the Earth Middle East have just held a conference in Israel last week and there had faith leaders sign the “Covenant for the Jordan River” to save the Jordan River. After years of on the ground peace-building the NGO has gone the way of faith and has managed to get faith leaders: Jewish, Muslim and Christian from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan to sign up to save the great River Jordan. MORE
After a busy week of debate and controversy, MPs in Jordan have supported a parliamentary committee recommendation to suspend Jordan’s projected nuclear programme. It’s certainly been a busy week for Khaled Toukan who is commissioner of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission. A parliamentary report issued last week raised questions about the openness and transparency of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) which is leading Jordan’s nuclear plans. MORE
‘Rafea – Solar Mama’ marks a young mother’s battle to bring solar power to her village in the deserts of Jordan. Now, an award-winning documentary has being made about an inspiring young woman from Jordan who travelled to India to learn to become a solar engineer. They were surprised at the real obstacles that she faced as well as the intervention of her husband which forced her to return to Jordan half way through her training. MORE
Jordan will waive its 40 dinar ($57) visa fee for incoming tourists to make visits to Jordan “more convenient and affordable for people of all nationalities,” according to a government press release. It’s just one of several new initiatives to reinvigorate Jordan’s flagging travel industry. The Jordan Tourism Board expects these changes to be in place by September. Jordan’s tourism industry was pummeled by world perception of terrorism and war. MORE
The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) announced plans to ban the use of plastic bags starting next year. The well-being of consumers is all that we care about,” JFDA Director General Hayel Obeidat told The Jordan Times. Environmental researcher Batir Wardam told The Jordan Times,“ Plastic bags do not dissolve [and] therefore cause permanent pollution.”. Many of Jordan’s neighbors have already commenced bans on the free issue of plastics. MORE
Israel and Jordan have signed a historic deal to press ahead with a plan to save the Dead Sea. The agreement was signed In Jordan by the Israeli National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water Minister Silvan Shalom and Jordan’s, Water and Irrigation Minister Hazim el-Naser. The plan is also crucial to providing a source of fresh water to Jordan, which faces a severe shortage of water, and to rescuing the shrinking Dead Sea. MORE
Jordan’s Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature didn’t name its eco-tourism division Wild Jordan for no reason; there is plenty of adventure to be had in the country’s great outdoors. The Yoga in Jordan project was started in 2010 by a Russian exchange student and a Japanese physiotherapist soon after they met one another in Jordan. Saying Namaste to nature opens up a world of benefits; Yoga in Jordan has caught onto that idea. :: Yoga in Jordan. MORE
A consortium of leading environmental groups released a Regional NGO Master Plan for Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley. They announced the action – the first of its kind – earlier today at a conference held on the Jordan side of the Dead Sea. ” This truism also extends to environmental protection and remediation activities for internationally shared waters, such as the Jordan River. Jordan River Basin Governance. MORE
In August, Jordan’s Ministry of the Environment started a waste sorting and recycling project at public agencies. Khayyat said that he hopes these waste management projects create a culture of recycling in Jordan. Perhaps these new public programs will be able to invigorate Jordan’s economy while increasing environmental awareness. Image of Amman, Jordan via Andy Clarke , Shutterstock. New Eco-Park Opens In Jordan. Jordan Gets REEL About Renewables. MORE
The lower Jordan River, the baptismal river of Jesus, has been dead at its source for some time. Christian pilgrims to Israel may be thrilled to have a chance to bathe in the historic Jordan River , believed to be the original baptismal river of Jesus. A series of dams on the Sea of Galilee block water from flowing to the River Jordan. This is what I learned a few years ago while on a Jordan River tour with the eco group Friends of the Earth Middle East. MORE
While Israeli activists fight oil shale exploration, Jordan announces plans to explore oil shale next door. . While activists continue to fight against oil shale testing in Israel because of its potentially harmful environmental and social impacts, on the other side of the Dead Sea, Jordan has just announced its intention to explore oil-shale without any opposition from within its borders. Jordan’s second biggest power plant relies on controversial oil shale. MORE
The most powerful family in Jordan is tapping into the most powerful energy source in the Universe to electrify their private residence. Prince Muhammad bin Talal, brother of Jordan’s King Hussein I, has installed what is the largest, self-use photovoltaic (PV) array in the Middle East. Global Renewable Energy Systems LLC, a leading PV installation company, designed a solar system that would give long-term, reliable energy output in Jordan’s desert climate. MORE
Protesters in Jordan are campaigning against the country’s plans to build a nuclear reactor which they state carries more risks than positive impacts. Israel has hinted that it may build a ‘safe nuclear station’ , Turkey is pushing on with its nuclear ambitions and Jordan recently announced that it is forging ahead with plans to build its first nuclear power plant despite local resistance and regional instability. Shams Ma’an Solar Plant for South Jordan. MORE
But charred crumbs discovered in northeast Jordan reveal that Paleolithic hunter-gatherers in this region ate bread about 5,000 years before the Çatalhöyük bread was baked. A team of archaeologists led by Dr. Amaia Arranz-Otaegu from the University of Copenhagen uncovered two fire pits in Shubayqa 1, a Natufian site located in northeastern Jordan. Fancy some fresh bread, right out of the fire pit? It was fresh…14,400 years ago. MORE
Jordan Related Topics Green Prophet
APRIL 21, 2012
Guests descend like locusts since I moved to Jordan. Wild Jordan tops the list of travel alternatives. Wild Jordan (WJ) is the business arm of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN), tasked with developing socioeconomic programs in Jordan’s varied nature reserves. A few of the late arrivals turn out to be Wild Jordan staff; a high energy young woman is our guide. If you’re headed this way, do check out Wild Jordan.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 13, 2020
There is a wonderful place to explore in Jordan in the region of Wadi Feynan. Feynan Ecolodge is one of the most basic and eco-friendly places in Jordan. The post This eco hotel in Jordan is ideal for desert escapism appeared first on Green Prophet. Looking for Covid escapism?
Green Prophet
JANUARY 20, 2013
Jordan’s Ministry of Social Development just approved the first coalition of the kingdom’s environmental protection societies. The voice of Jordan’s disparate nature and environmental entities is about to change, when they join up as the kingdom’s new Environmental Societies Union (ESU). Jordan Environment Society. Jordan Green Building Council.
Green Prophet
MARCH 24, 2012
My interest in Jordan’s nuclear ambitions began at work –– researching if green energy is commercially available in Jordan. Jordan has no gas or oil reserves, and virtually no water. I learned that 80 percent of its electricity is generated from imported Egyptian gas, routed along pipelines serving both Jordan and Israel: “We depend 96% on importing our energy from outside of Jordan. Jordan + renewables = zip.
Green Prophet
JUNE 4, 2012
Jordan’s nuclear industry is wildly volatile, especially when you consider it doesn’t actually exist. Arwa reported on last week’s parliamentary vote to shelve Jordan’s first nuclear reactor. The time is now for Jordan’s renewable proponents to demonstrate the viability of alternative energy. Last April, Jordan’s Parliament adopted the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Law (REEL). REEL brings Jordan up to speed on a number of energy fronts.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 22, 2012
In August, Jordan’s Ministry of the Environment started a waste sorting and recycling project at public agencies. Khayyat said that he hopes these waste management projects create a culture of recycling in Jordan. Perhaps these new public programs will be able to invigorate Jordan’s economy while increasing environmental awareness. Image of Amman, Jordan via Andy Clarke , Shutterstock. New Eco-Park Opens In Jordan. Jordan Gets REEL About Renewables.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
Israel and Jordan have signed a historic deal to press ahead with a plan to save the Dead Sea. The agreement was signed In Jordan by the Israeli National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water Minister Silvan Shalom and Jordan’s, Water and Irrigation Minister Hazim el-Naser. The plan is also crucial to providing a source of fresh water to Jordan, which faces a severe shortage of water, and to rescuing the shrinking Dead Sea.
Green Prophet
MARCH 2, 2015
Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced a new initiative that will convert all 6,000 of the kingdom’s mosques to solar generated power beginning this year. Mosques use large amounts of electricity and the project will help to significantly reduce their electricity bills as around 300 days in the year are sunny,” Ahmad Abu Saa, a spokesman for Jordan’s energy ministry, told The Jordan Times. Energy clean energy Jordan moves towards solar solar mosques
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 31, 2014
But the Za’atari Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, a place where Green Prophet’s Laurie Balbo is knitting together and flying hope , there are new sprigs of hope. The group is giving the Syrian refugees who have fled their homes during the civil war in Syria to Jordan, lessons on landscaping and gardening. One question though for Save the Children: there are winter rains to sustain the gardens in Jordan in the upcoming months.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 14, 2012
Jordan passes new building codes requiring solar water heaters on all new commercial and residential buildings. It’s about time: Regulations come into effect in April 2013 and make solar water heaters obligatory for every new residence (including apartments) sized 150 m2 or greater in Jordan where there is ample sun. To help households make the solar switch, the Ministry of Energy and the Jordan River Foundation have teamed up to provide $1.8
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
Greenpeace Jordan recently launched its first report specific to the Arab World entitled Jordan’s Energy Future (pdf link) to a packed audience of environmentalists, activists and political stakeholders in Amman. The report demonstrates Jordan’s potential to achieve full energy independence through renewable sources whilst campaigning against kingdom ambitions to develop nuclear energy. The Ministry of Energy and the Jordan River Foundation have teamed up to provide $1.8
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 15, 2015
It might not have the archaeological marvels of Petra or the adventure of Wadi Rum, but a two-hour drive from Amman’s dusty streets, you’ll find something special that you won’t find elsewhere in Jordan. Nestled in the hills and landscape of north-western Jordan, lies a green oasis with an eco-minded philosophy: Sharhabil Bin Hassneh EcoPark (SHE.). With its growing popularity (it’s even hosting the annual Jordan Valley Triathlon and Duathlon next month!)
Green Prophet
AUGUST 11, 2012
Jordan’s Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature didn’t name its eco-tourism division Wild Jordan for no reason; there is plenty of adventure to be had in the country’s great outdoors. The Yoga in Jordan project was started in 2010 by a Russian exchange student and a Japanese physiotherapist soon after they met one another in Jordan. Saying Namaste to nature opens up a world of benefits; Yoga in Jordan has caught onto that idea. :: Yoga in Jordan.
Green Prophet
JUNE 7, 2015
A consortium of leading environmental groups released a Regional NGO Master Plan for Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley. They announced the action – the first of its kind – earlier today at a conference held on the Jordan side of the Dead Sea. ” This truism also extends to environmental protection and remediation activities for internationally shared waters, such as the Jordan River. Jordan River Basin Governance.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 6, 2018
But charred crumbs discovered in northeast Jordan reveal that Paleolithic hunter-gatherers in this region ate bread about 5,000 years before the Çatalhöyük bread was baked. A team of archaeologists led by Dr. Amaia Arranz-Otaegu from the University of Copenhagen uncovered two fire pits in Shubayqa 1, a Natufian site located in northeastern Jordan. Fancy some fresh bread, right out of the fire pit? It was fresh…14,400 years ago.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
So I spend the day at Jordan Hospital getting poked and pricked. Green Prophets burn lots of calories trying to make the planet a better place , but you can’t do much do-gooding if you’re dead. I’ll share a day in my week as a cautionary tale (and offer a peek into Amman’s excellent, and sometimes culturally surreal, medical system). File this one under “Please, everyone, take care of yourself”.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) announced plans to ban the use of plastic bags starting next year. The well-being of consumers is all that we care about,” JFDA Director General Hayel Obeidat told The Jordan Times. Environmental researcher Batir Wardam told The Jordan Times,“ Plastic bags do not dissolve [and] therefore cause permanent pollution.”. Many of Jordan’s neighbors have already commenced bans on the free issue of plastics.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 14, 2013
We hope to meet Jordan’s beautiful Queen Rania; or at least catch a glimpse of her today as she pushes a sustainability message. . Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has a history of environmental stewardship. Queen Rania’s participation at ADSW underscores Jordan’s growing commitment to renewable energy. In 2012, Jordan announced the Middle East’s first feed-in tariff to support production of domestic renewable energy.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 17, 2011
Jordan is now months away from announcing the company they have selected to construct the country’s first nuclear reactor. According to the local press, the government is expected to announce the name of the winning bid in November as the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission is currently assessing offers from three shortlisted companies. The nuclear plant will be located at Majdal, near Mafraq, which is some 40 kilometres northeast of Amman which is the capital of Jordan.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Jordan hits a fork in the energy development road: each route inciting ardent support and dissidence. Environmental activists united in protest for a second time in six months urging public debate over Jordan’s emerging atomic energy program. Over two dozen anti-nuclear activists protested near Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh’s Amman offices last Saturday, in vocal reaction to a government policy statement reaffirming Jordan’s commitment to nuclear development.
Green Prophet
APRIL 3, 2013
Young Syrian refugees are being forced into sex and child labor in Jordan. Officials from the United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) say they assist more than 300,000 refugee children in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey, providing drinkable water, adequate sanitation, education, and protection from verbal and sexual abuse. Jordan is home to 400,000 Syrian refugees, with about a quarter of them living in the Za’atari refugee camp.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 20, 2013
Masdar , Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company and host of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) has signed a framework agreement with Jordan to help develop the kingdom’s renewable energy potential. The deal defines a collaborative plan to foster Jordan’s transition from fossil fuels to a more diversified and secure energy mix, according to a statement from Masdar. Batayneh told The Jordan Times.
Green Prophet
APRIL 23, 2013
Campaigners step up their lobbying for a nuclear-free Jordan as the final decision with regards to the chosen firm approaches. The Jordanian government will pick the firm which will build Jordan’s first nuclear station in May. Greenpeace campaigners in Jordan have urged the government to consider “the dire risks” the proposed nuclear project will have on current and future generations. For more on Jordan and it’s nuclear plans: .
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 16, 2014
The most powerful family in Jordan is tapping into the most powerful energy source in the Universe to electrify their private residence. Prince Muhammad bin Talal, brother of Jordan’s King Hussein I, has installed what is the largest, self-use photovoltaic (PV) array in the Middle East. Global Renewable Energy Systems LLC, a leading PV installation company, designed a solar system that would give long-term, reliable energy output in Jordan’s desert climate.
Green Prophet
MAY 14, 2012
See a news alert from The Jordan Times : Jordan featured as regional pioneer in enforcing smoke-free business environments? Last month in Dubai, Jordan’s leading drug manufacturer, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, and King Abdullah II Center for Excellence (KACE) represented Jordan along with King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) at the World Congress on Cardiology. Every attempt to curb Jordan’s tobacco addiction deserves support and respect. I just spit out my coffee.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 17, 2012
A permaculture garden and a mud-brick house, the Dead Sea Harmony Centre in Jordan spreads the word on sustainability. Around three years ago, his passion to build a garden and host visitors staying in Jordan collided in new ways. For more on green developments in Jordan see: INTERVIEW: Nadia Lawton Talks About The Green-Silver Bullet Of Permaculture. Go Green With Jordan’s New Generation of Eco-Warriors. Jordan’s Plans For Railway On The Right Track.
Green Prophet
MARCH 13, 2015
For the past two decades a 70-year old man lived in a cave in northern Jordan, alone with no water or power or reliable access to food, exposed to the elements and wild animals. Amen FM is the radio station for PSD, the Jordan police. He was exposed to the dangers of harsh weather, stray dogs and reptiles,” a PSD officer told The Jordan Times. Green Prophet has brought you to at least five options for underground accommodation when touring Turkey , Iran, and Jordan.
Green Prophet
MAY 8, 2012
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has wrapped up a national phase-out of all central cooling systems using chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), reports the Jordan Times : ”Jordan’s program for phasing out the use of CFCs, aimed at disposing 1500 tons of the harmful substance, was achieved one year ahead of schedule”, said Ghazi Odat, Director of the Ministry of Environment’s ozone project. Jordan is a signatory to the Montreal Protocol.
Green Prophet
MARCH 5, 2012
While Israeli activists fight oil shale exploration, Jordan announces plans to explore oil shale next door. . While activists continue to fight against oil shale testing in Israel because of its potentially harmful environmental and social impacts, on the other side of the Dead Sea, Jordan has just announced its intention to explore oil-shale without any opposition from within its borders. Jordan’s second biggest power plant relies on controversial oil shale.
Green Prophet
MAY 18, 2013
The lower Jordan River, the baptismal river of Jesus, has been dead at its source for some time. Christian pilgrims to Israel may be thrilled to have a chance to bathe in the historic Jordan River , believed to be the original baptismal river of Jesus. A series of dams on the Sea of Galilee block water from flowing to the River Jordan. This is what I learned a few years ago while on a Jordan River tour with the eco group Friends of the Earth Middle East.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 20, 2014
The right photo is in Jordan’s Wadi-Rum desert. Jordan is one of the world’s driest countries, with desert comprising 75 percent of its land area. mm of rain fell, more than twice Jordan’s average rainfall. Meanwhile in Jordan, water costs €1.92 So unless you’re willing to soap up outside in the rain, a shower in Cork Ireland (1207mm rain/year) will cost more than three times as much as a shower in Amman Jordan.
Green Prophet
JUNE 3, 2011
Protesters in Jordan are campaigning against the country’s plans to build a nuclear reactor which they state carries more risks than positive impacts. Israel has hinted that it may build a ‘safe nuclear station’ , Turkey is pushing on with its nuclear ambitions and Jordan recently announced that it is forging ahead with plans to build its first nuclear power plant despite local resistance and regional instability. Shams Ma’an Solar Plant for South Jordan.
Green Prophet
JUNE 17, 2013
The city of Amman in Jordan where I live is experiencing a deteriorating level of municipal services, most notably in garbage collection and public space cleaning. Even Jordan’s natural jewels are tarnished. Stop Dumping on Jordan was established last year: its mission is “to look for solutions to Jordan’s chronic litter problem” Followers are urged to post their most egregious litter photos and suggestions for positive action.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
‘Rafea – Solar Mama’ marks a young mother’s battle to bring solar power to her village in the deserts of Jordan. Now, an award-winning documentary has being made about an inspiring young woman from Jordan who travelled to India to learn to become a solar engineer. They were surprised at the real obstacles that she faced as well as the intervention of her husband which forced her to return to Jordan half way through her training.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
Green-fingered activists will be flocking to Jordan to attend the tenth International Permaculture Conference this September. The bustling city of Amman and sweeping red sands of Wadi Rum in Jordan will be hosting the International Permaculture conference this month. The theme of the event is ‘Plan Jordan – Water’ which is rather apt considering that desertification and water scarcity is an issue which the entire Middle East is struggling with.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 6, 2012
Sketch of the map of the Red Dead Canal commissioned by Jordan. While we don’t celebrate the energy crisis and financial woes in Jordan, it is poor finances that’s reportedly putting the highly controversial Red-Dead Canal on hold, Israel’s Maariv newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Maariv cited the Jordan Times. Meanwhile the Israeli developers said they hadn’t heard the news from Jordan.
Green Prophet
APRIL 17, 2013
After Israel, no nation has as many Biblical sites as Jordan. Jesus was baptized by John in Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan, before the baptist lost his head in Machaerus. Jordan was a favorite stomping ground for Moses : he struck a rock in ‘Ain Musa and his people and their livestock drank of its flowing waters. He gazed across the Jordan Valley to the Promised Land, then died at Mount Nebo.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 22, 2013
Voting is underway for Jordan’s Parliament. The end products might appeal to modern shoppers (think “up-cycling” and a hip Jordan connection). With Jordan’s rising fuel prices, they’ll probably be more wood-takers than voters.). Jordan River Foundation and The Royal Society of Nature Conservation come to mind). Come on Jordan, let’s Occupy Plastic Outdoor Signage! Laurie recycles a Jordanian political poster into a handbag.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 25, 2012
” And if there is no uranium to supply their nuclear power plants, is there still a future for Jordan’s nuclear ambitions? ” The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission has previously claimed that local uranium will be used in the planned nuclear energy reactor. “Clean renewable energy solutions are available to generate power and help Jordan to secure its energy needs.” For more on Jordan’s Nuclear Plans see: .
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 6, 2012
The logistical headaches of keeping daylight savings year-round in Jordan. No explanation was given for the sudden decision, which moves Jordan into a different time zone. Jordan now joins the “Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)+3″ zone which includes Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Yemen. Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Samih Maaytah told The Jordan Times that the government coordinated with Royal Jordanian (RJ) and other airlines before agreeing the change.
Green Prophet
JUNE 1, 2015
Jordan will waive its 40 dinar ($57) visa fee for incoming tourists to make visits to Jordan “more convenient and affordable for people of all nationalities,” according to a government press release. It’s just one of several new initiatives to reinvigorate Jordan’s flagging travel industry. The Jordan Tourism Board expects these changes to be in place by September. Jordan’s tourism industry was pummeled by world perception of terrorism and war.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
Jordan is becoming a heavyweight on the global stage, but this is nothing to puff up about. Health Amman diabetes Jordan obesity Oxfam World Health Organization The kingdom is among the world’s worst countries for obesity according to Oxfam’s World Food Index 2013, with 33% of standing Jordanians unable to see their feet. Over 14% of the population is also diabetic. Nearly 18% of Saudis suffer from that disease.
Green Prophet
JUNE 1, 2012
After a busy week of debate and controversy, MPs in Jordan have supported a parliamentary committee recommendation to suspend Jordan’s projected nuclear programme. It’s certainly been a busy week for Khaled Toukan who is commissioner of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission. A parliamentary report issued last week raised questions about the openness and transparency of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) which is leading Jordan’s nuclear plans.
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