Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
In 2015, Israel withheld Palestinian fiscal revenue for four months, donor aid declined and Israeli settlements continued to expand into the Occupied Palestinian Territory, while poverty and unemployment remained high. The Occupied Palestinian Territory continued to be a captive market for exports [...]
Tax Justice, Budget Monitoring and Citizens’ Participation
The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ), a Palestinian non-governmental organization, is implementing “Tax Justice, Budget Monitoring and Citizens' Participation” project which is funded by Oxfam under its Finance for Development program. The action touches on one of the corner stones of [...]
ARIJ’s Yearly Message on the Occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification, 2016
World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is celebrated every year on June 17. The WDCD is a United Nations observance each year. Its purpose is to highlights ways to prevent desertification and recover from drought. The focus this year “Inclusive Cooperation for [...]
The Segregation Wall impacts on Palestinian Environment
The Palestinian environment has been a victim of Israel’s occupation policies and practices. These practices of occupation and control has systematically impeded the development and conservation of Palestinian natural resources. The fragmentation of the Palestinian landscape has had a significant environmental impact. [...]
ARIJ institute sign’s partnership agreement with Polish center for international aid
Director General of ARIJ Dr. Jad Isaac signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ms. Anna Radecka representative of the Polish center for international aid (PCPM). The Project is co-financed by the Polish development cooperation programme / Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the [...]
THE STATUS OF ENVIRONMENT IN THE STATE OF PALESTINE – 2015
During the year 2015, the Water and Environmental Research Department has updated the Environmental Profile to incorporate a comprehensive time sequence order for the state of the environment in Palestine. This present update of the Environmental Profile “The Status of Environment in [...]
ARIJ held a Workshop to Create a Palestinian Working Group for Renewable Energy
Ramallah, June, 1, 2016. ARIJ held a workshop to create a Renewable Energy Working Group in Palestine, as part of the project activities entitled “Improving the capacities of local authorities to develop and implement sustainable energy efficiency practices and renewable demonstration actions”. [...]