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Spring 2016 Water Trip – a student’s view

When I wake up most Tuesday mornings on campus, I stare out the window at the beautiful mountains, and one thought immediately crosses my mind

23/03/2016

“Teaching and learning” – News from our volunteer at Furrows in the Desert

Furrows in the Desert (FID) is an agricultural development project introducing sustainable agriculture in the Turkana region in northern Kenya, to contribute towards food security

15/03/2016

Director’s Blog – A Safe and Sane Haven for Dialogue

As is our practice, and in light of the recent terrorist attacks in Tel Aviv, Petah Tikvah, and Jerusalem, we gathered the over 40 students

13/03/2016

Partnership with the Middle East Desalination Research Center

The Arava Institute’s Center for Transboundary Water Management (CTWM) recently entered a partnership with the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) in Muscat, Oman, to

09/03/2016

Director’s Blog – Building bridges not fences

Last month, on a visit to the Jordanian border in the Arava valley, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his intention to “surround all of Israel with a

04/03/2016

British Council grant for Center for Transboundary Water Management

The Arava Institute’s Center for Transboundary Water Management (CTWM) has recently been awarded a grant from the British Council. The funding was received for

04/03/2016

Discovery of rare butterfly species in the Arava region

A few weeks ago, a team from the Center for Hyper-Arid Socio-Ecology (CHASE) noticed the sudden appearance of the migrating butterfly species Vanessa cardui

23/02/2016

Thank you to Noa for her benefit concert for the Arava Institute in Atlanta, Georgia

The Arava Institute and the Friends of the Arava Institute would like to thank Israeli singer Noa, also known in Israel as Achinoam Nini, for

23/02/2016

Ambassador’s Roundtable on Water Issues in London

On Tuesday, February 16th, Arava Institute Executive Director David Lehrer, and Dr. Clive Lipchin and Suleiman Halasah from the Center for Transboundary Water Management, and

17/02/2016

“My first two weeks in the Turkana region” – News from our volunteer at Furrows in the Desert

Furrows in the Desert (FID) is an agricultural development project introducing sustainable agriculture in the Turkana region in northern Kenya, to contribute towards food security

15/02/2016

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