| Jordan River: Israel and Jordan Agree to Clean Up the Polluted Waterway

In November 2022, Israel and Jordan agreed at a UN climate meeting in Egypt to clean up the polluted Jordan River, an essential waterway suffering under decades of pollution and drought. Despite having diplomatic ties, Jordan and Israel have often had fraught relations, especially over Israeli policies toward the Palestinians — tensions that have hindered environmental cooperation. EcoPeace Middle East — a civil society group that works to promote environmental cooperation among Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinians — praised the deal, saying that “Jordan River rehabilitation is a critical climate adaptation.”
— MSN/AFP
 
Quote: “The Memorandum of Understanding inked at the COP27 stresses the need to rehabilitate the river system which, experts say, has lost roughly half of its biodiversity. Israel’s environmental protection minister, Tamar Zandberg, said, ‘Cleaning up the hazards, restoring the flow of water, and strengthening the natural ecosystems of the Jordan River will… help us prepare for the climate crisis.”
— MSN.com
 
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