Malcolm Siegel, WRAP Program Lead for Operations and Education, visited all of the schools supported by WRAP during May 2014. These included the 2 latest additions to the WRAP network: Tuba Zangaria Junior High School and Eynot Yarden High School on Kibbutz Amir. Work with these schools is done in collaboration with the Youth Environmental […]
Photos from a June 9th gathering of students at the Farm School in Lod, Israel to learn about agriculture, irrigation, and principles of water conservation. WRAP partner, Sur Baher Girls School in East Jerusalem, was one of the participants that day.
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 […]
