Nader Al-Khateeb () (born July 30, 1960) is the General Director of the Water and Environmental Development Organization (WEDO), a non-profit Palestinian organization that promotes a number of environmental programs and projects centered on water quality control, water conservation,

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treatment and reuse, as well as

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management and

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. He was also the Palestinian Director of

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(formerly Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME)).

is a unique regional organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli environmentalists to promote

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and advance peace efforts in the Middle East. It has offices in

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and

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, employs 40 paid staff and actively involves hundreds of volunteers. In 1983, Nader Al-Khateeb graduated from the

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with a

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in Geological Engineering. He went on to acquire an M.Sc. degree in

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from the

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of Technology in the

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in 1989. He has since had over 20 years of experience in water management and sanitation. Mr. Al-Khateeb served as Chief Engineer for the

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and

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Water Authority from 1984 to 1993, where he was responsible for planning and fundraising, as well as operations and maintenance of the distribution network. After returning from leave to acquire his M.Sc. degree, he also became the Project Manager for their drainage and sewerage project. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Al-Khateeb was a senior water resource engineer with the

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's Water Resources Action Program, working as a consultant in the effort to formulate and establish the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA). He then became associated with the PWA itself, coordinating a host of water and wastewater projects. In 1998, he resigned from this role to work with the newly established Water and Environmental Development Organization (WEDO). During this time he also served as a consultant to various international development organizations working in the water sector. He carried out feasibility studies for the industrial

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sector in

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under

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, worked with

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to prepare a conceptual Emergency Master Plan for the

Region and trained municipal engineers in the

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on wastewater collection and treatment systems along with the German group Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft (CDG). In 2001, WEDO became the base for the Palestinian branch of Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) and Mr. Al-Khateeb has since served as its director. He holds a host of professional memberships with such organizations as the Jordan Engineers Association, Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information, Palestinian Technical and Advisory Committees on Water for the multilateral negotiations, and the Consultative Training Board established by the German group Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft (CDG) for training Palestinian professionals in the water sector. Mr. Al-Khateeb is a registered

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in the

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and a registered Professional Engineer in

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, in the Division of Mining Engineering, Section of Geological Engineering.

Awards

's three co-directors—Nader Al-Khateeb (Palestine),

Gidon Bromberg Gidon Bromberg (; born November 26, 1963) is the Israeli director of EcoPeace Middle East (formerly Friends of the Earth Middle East). EcoPeace is a regional organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli environmentalists ...

(Israel) and

Munqeth Mehyar Munqeth Mehyar () (born January 16, 1957) serves as chairman and Jordanian Director of EcoPeace Middle East (formerly Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME)). EcoPeace Middle East is a unique regional organization that brings together Jordanian, ...

(Jordan) -- were honored by

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Magazine as Heroes of the Environment (2008) and the organization was granted the prestigious Skoll Award in 2009.

also received a 2008 SEED Finalist Award.

Published works

Reports: co-author
Environmental Peacebuilding Theory and Practice

Identifying Common Environmental Problems and Shared Solutions

Good Water Neighbors

Municipal Cooperation across Conflict Divides - A Preliminary Study

Nature, Agriculture and the Price of Water in Israel

Economic Valuation of Resuscitating the Dead Sea

Advancing Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Dead Sea Basin - Broadening the Debate on Economic and Management Issues

Let the Dead Sea Live

Dead Sea Challenges

One Basin - One Strategy

Jordan River Peace Park Pre Feasibility Study

How Past Trans-boundary Security Arrangements Can Change the Future of Peace Parks in the Tri-partite Region

FoEME Report on the Proposed Red Dead Conduit

Red Sea-Dead Sea Conduit - Geo-Environmental Study Along the Arava Valley

A Seeping Time Bomb: Pollution of the Mountain Aquifer by Solid Waste
For more, see ''Publications'' tab o
FoEME website

References

External links

EcoPeace Middle East

Jordan Engineers Association
(Arabic) * Video Clips on

Projects
Good Water Neighbors and youth - "Green Mideast Peace"

FoEME Eco-Park in the Zeiglab Basin, Jordan Valley

Gidon Bromberg on the Jordan River Peace Park

Gidon Bromberg on the Good Water Neighbors Project
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