Our shared environment. The Conference. Author Twite R., Menczel, R. (eds) Date 1995 Source IUCN (ID: MON-061026) Publisher | Place of publication Israel / Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI) | Jerusalem, Israel Pages 310 p. Conference name | place | date First Israeli, Palestinian and International Conference on the Environmental Challenges Facing Israel, the West Bank and Gaza | Jerusalem | 19941211 -19941213 Language English Country/Territory Israel, Palestinian Authority Subject Water, Environment gen. Keyword Comprehensive description Freshwater resources management Abstract Contents: Session One: Seeking harmony - people and the environment 1. Are we as trees of the field? Jewish perspectives on environmental ethics 2. Overview of some traditional agricultural practices used by Palestinians in the protection of the Environment 3. Spiritual ecology Session Two: Towards a sustainable environment 4. Some considerations about sustainable water and land usage 5. Sustainable development and the Palestinians 6. The concept and prospect of sustainability in the Middle East Session Three: Preserving water quality - Shared risks and responsibilities 7. The importance of water quality in our environment 8. Preserving water quality; a case study - Zarka River Basin 9. Groundwater quality, problems and solutions Session Four: Environmental law and its enforcement in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza 10. Environmental law in Israel and its enforcement 11. Palestinian environmental planning and legislation problems and possibilities Session Five. The environmental profile of Gaza 12. Introduction to the Gaza environmental profile 13. Environmental problems in the Gaza Strip 14. Water resources of the Gaza Strip Session Six: Environmental management and development 15. Environmental management in a developing country 16. The PNA and environmental management 17. To live with the environment in peace 18. The protection of open spaces: Guidelines for nature conservation in Israel Session Seven: New research in the reduction of pesticide use 19. Pest control-associated pollution, problems and possible solutions Session Eight: Solid waste management and recycling 20. Solid waste management in the West Bank and Gaza 21. Solid waste management in Israel Session Nine: Education for a better environment 22. Environmental education: A project approach 23. Environmental education in the Palestinian territories 24. Environmental learning in an environmental context 25. Where do environmentalists hide? Session Ten: The role of outside parties in solutions for environmental problems in the Middle East 26. USAID and the environment 27. UNRWA and the environment Session Eleven: Promoting environmental cooperation in the Middle East 28. The Gaza Strip and regional environmental cooperation programs 29. The challenge of environmental protection