Israel, Jordan and Palestinians Discuss Water Co-operation

Water ​specialists ​from Israel, ​Jordan, and the ​Palestinian ​territories met in February in ​the gorgeously ​gilded ​surroundings of ​London’s ​Lancaster House ​to discuss the ​possibilities ​of regional ​water co-​operation ​

The all-day ​seminar, held ​by the Anglo-​Israel ​Association in ​co-operation ​with Israel’​s Arava ​Institute for ​Environmental ​Studies, also ​attracted ​industrial and ​academic ​specialists ​from Britain, ​each eager to ​learn from each ​other and trade ​knowledge and ​information. ​The seminar was ​designated as ​the Ambassadors’​ Round Table ​and was ​attended by UK ​Foreign Office ​officials as ​well as experts ​in sustainability ​of the ​environment.​

Keynote ​addresses were ​given by ​Monther Hind of ​the Palestinian ​Wastewater ​Engineering ​Group, Suleiman ​Halasah, ​founder and ​director of the ​environmental ​group IGreens ​in Jordan, and ​Dr Clive ​Lipchin, ​director of the ​Arava ​Institute’​s centre for ​transboundary ​water ​management.