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HWE organized jointly with SOGREAH and Universal Group the Environmental Scoping Session of the Wastewater System Project in Tubas, Aqqaba, Tayasir and Al-Aqaba which was held on 04 October 2011 in Tubas with the presence of the EU, PWA, Tubas Governor, representatives of various ministries and institutions, environmental consultants and the targeted local community. The objective of this scoping session is to discuss the construction of the proposed sewerage network and wastewater treatment plant and its potential environmental impacts (positive or negative) and to open the floor for all the comments/concerns addressed by all stakeholders regarding this project.

Areas of work

HWE works closely with Newcastle University (UK) and many other international institutions and funding agencies such as UNESCO, ESCWA, CEDARE, UNU, USAID, DFID, AFD, GTZ, GWP, EUWI, JICA, ACSAD, BGR, EU, etc.

Main Goals

HWE offers a wide variety of services in water, sanitation and environmental engineering and science from the needs identification stage to the elaboration of tender documents, supervision of works and technical assistance.


The House of Water and Environment (HWE) is a Palestinian not-for-profit NGO that was established in the year 2004. HWE aims to promote practical research into the current and future state of water resources and the environment in Palestine and across the region.


HWE is a Palestinian not-for-profit NGO that was established in the year 2004. HWE aims to promote practical research into the current and future state of water resources and the environment in Palestine and across the region. There is a need to combine different notions of social, technical and economic sustainability in order to achieve development outcomes that both provide for national development and help to achieve poverty reduction. HWE aims to address this need through mobilizing local and international networks and partnerships to promote a broader analysis of sustainable water resource development and better ‘governance’ of the resource.

Areas of work and scope of activities

HWE is working in three areas (with regard to water and environment):
     1- Development.
     2- Research.
     3- Capacity Building and Training.

 

HWE is particularly strong in the fields of: Water Resources, Sewage and Sanitation, Conflict Resolution, Food and Agriculture, Water supply, Engineering Aspects, ...

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