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Brick by brick: Green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians

Brick by brick: Green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians

Jordan Green Building Council and Habitat for Humanity are retrofitting existing homes by adding shading devices, solar-thermal water heaters and rainwater collection tanks, and building new homes using green techniques such as reflective paint and double-block brick walls for better insulation.

Aid agencies eye solar power to replace volatile, costly fuel

Aid agencies eye solar power to replace volatile, costly fuel

Cheap, reliable and hard to hijack, the sun could be an ideal energy source in many war zones and disaster areas, prompting aid agencies to consider ditching costly fuel for solar power.

Heat and power cuts force Gazans onto polluted beaches

Heat and power cuts force Gazans onto polluted beaches

Maher Taha, his wife and six children sit enjoying the breeze on beach in Gaza, doing their best to ignore the rubbish and raw sewage floating a few yards off shore.
Water crisis spurs protests in Iran

Water crisis spurs protests in Iran

A number of protests have broken out in Iran since the beginning of the year over water, a growing political concern due to a drought which residents of parched areas and analysts say has been exacerbated by mismanagement.
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