This summary of Avi Jorisch's new book takes a look at how people and countries are helping meet 13 key sustainable development goals

US tech giant to help bring local agritech to the next level; Israeli startups work with Microsoft teams and showcase their technologies to the global marketplace

Report aims to expose country's strength and potential for tackling desert challenges worldwide

As UN report warns of vast global deterioration of land, local initiative introduces four native plants to 10,000 acres of desert in the Sabha reserve east of Amman

Countries agree to cooperate on research and innovation, including development of strains of produce suitable for growing in desert conditions

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies predicts West Bank move would also freeze essential cooperation on environmental issues, likely intensify effects of climate change

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies says applying sovereignty would endanger scientific collaboration with Jordanians and Palestinian, weaken resilience to climate change

New pipe could up the amount of water Israel sends into the enclave, if its poorly maintained infrastructure can handle it