An article published on May 30, 2014 in the Washington Post, titled “Israel solves water woes with desalination,” quoted Gidon Bromberg, the Israeli director of Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME). FoEME and WRAP have partnered on water projects in the Middle East since WRAP was founded. To read the article, visit http://wapo.st/1oSYjCS.
WRAP is pleased to support the important work of Wine to Water, a non-profit organization focused on providing clean water to people in need around the world. Come join WRAP members and other individuals working on our shared goal of water stewardship at a free rooftop happy hour to honor the efforts of Wine to Water. The event will take place on Friday, July 25th […]
A new study, entitled Water and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding was released at the end of March by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the University of Tokyo, McGill University, and Duke University. The study investigates countries affected by major conflict between 1990 and 2013 and finds that cooperation over water management is […]
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March 31, 2014, Washington, DC WRAP is pleased to announce that Brent Fewell, Partner, Environmental and Natural Resources Practice at Troutman Sanders LLP, will be joining the Water Resources Action Project (WRAP) as the newest member to its Board of Directors. Prior to joining Troutman Sanders, Mr. Fewell was a Senior Vice President for Environmental Health […]
Congratulations to Rana Khalaf, Principal, Al Afaq School, for receiving this year’s education prize from the mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat. The Al Afaq School for Special Education, located in East Jerusalem, is the site of WRAP’s second rain harvesting system and environmental education project. WRAP’s rain barrel system paired with the hard work of […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently released the Water and Conflict Toolkit as part of the Agency’s current focus on water and development strategy. The toolkit explores the relationship between water, conflict, and cooperation, highlighting lessons learned from relevant development and peace-building programs, and discussing options for development programming. The document presents and raises awareness about […]
A recent Op-Ed by Thomas Friedman discusses sources of environmental tension between Israel and Palestine. Published February 9, 2014 in the New York Times, the article features WRAP’s partner organization, Friends of the Earth Middle East. To read the full article, visit http://nyti.ms/1fcxFLj
WRAP is pleased to announce a new campaign recently launched to create a safe learning garden for the students at the Battir Girls School in the West Bank. The campaign aims to raise the funds to secure and green the courtyard that surrounds the rainwater cistern WRAP installed last year in order to make it […]
