Gidon’s green mission for Middle East peace

Published: 10 May 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

ECOPEACE MIDDLE EAST is a unique regional organisation that brings together Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian environmentalists. It is the only regional non-government organisation (NGO) that exists in Israel, Palestine and Jordan. Among its many battles, Ecopeace Middle East recently helped increase the supply of clean water and energy to Gaza. This is particularly critical considering the United Nations has predicted that Gaza will become uninhabitable by 2020.

Here is my interview with Gidon Bromberg
"Just a one-hour drive from here in Tel Aviv, there is a water and sanitation crisis in Gaza ... Two million people have run out of water. And today, about 97% of the groundwater is undrinkable."

Bromberg came up with the idea to start EcoPeace when he realised the environment was being completely left out of the peace agenda of the early 1990s.

Originally from Elsternwick in Melbourne, Bromberg attended Elwood High School (formerly Elwood College) and graduated with degrees in Law and Economics from Monash University. Since age 11, Bromberg had known he wanted to return to his family's hometown of Tel Aviv, Israel.

FULL STORY Sophia McNamara introduces Gidon Bromberg and EcoPeace Middle East - an organisation brokering peaceful cooperation with environmentalism (Israel Herald)

Photo: Gidon Bromberg (Forum for Peace)