Elaine Donderer is currently an intern at the Arava Institute’s Center for Transboundary Water Management , where she works with the Center’s Director Dr. Clive Lipchin on creating a metadatabase of environmental and social factors within Palestine that have an impact on current and future projects focused on the nexus of food, energy and water. She is doing this in conjunction with a Master’s thesis on harvesting stormwater she is currently completing through Tel Aviv University . Originally from Germany, Elaine studied at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, graduating with a degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her degree is unique in its holisticness, allowing Elaine to take a variety of classes: everything from political philosophy to environmental science. “I loved the self-taught, problem based learning style of the degree: when you began studying, you worked with an advisor to design your three years of classes to achieve an end goal.” During her undergrad pro ...
This year, as Easter, Eid al-Fitr, Passover, and Earth Day convene within the same period, and spring is blossoming across the region, the signs of war abating seem farther than ever. Together the ho
by Sara Weissel, Spring 2024 Communications Intern Each week students and interns meet on campus for Community Night, a space to learn from each other and grow together as a group. Each week is diffe
by Sara Weissel Roselyne “Rose” Kamau from Kikuyu, Kiambu County, Kenya, is currently an intern at the Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation , researching Agrivoltaics under the sup
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the death of our student Yael Gat. Originally from Jerusalem, Yael joined the Institute this spring semester after finishing her military service. Sh
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by Sara Weissel, Spring 2024 intern L ast week, our students and interns went on a three-day-trip off campus as part of the compulsory weekly Dialogue Forum program. As one of seven interns,
by József Kádár Bedouin communities in Israel are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, facing challenges such as water scarcity and extreme temperatures, with a lack of suitable,
T he current semester at the Arava Institute includes 7 interns who are each conducting an independent research project under the supervision of Institute faculty. Ebby Soita is one of this semester
“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” Thomas Edison Tweet This quote opened