“Middle Eastern Post-Conflict, Cross-Border Environmental Cooperation: The Work of the Arava Institute,” Featuring Dr. David Lehrer
The 2021/22 Boston University Jewish Studies Research Forum (BUJS Forum), opened on Thursday, October 21, 2021, with a lecture by Dr. David Lehrer.
In his presentation titled “Middle Eastern Post-Conflict, Cross-Border Environmental Cooperation: The Work of the Arava Institute,” David Lehrer spoke about the work of the Arava Institute. In his talk, Lehrer specifically focused on Track II Environmental Forum, the Institute’s newest branch, whose launch stemmed from a desire to promote environmental agreements between Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, improve lives, and address the environmental issues in the region. For example, to address the lack of centralized wastewater treatment and the lack of water for agriculture in rural Gaza, Lehrer explained how Track II introduced a modular wastewater treatment and reuse system in partnership with a Palestinian NGO.