desert agriculture

Climate issues are regulated through international agreements – this is climate diplomacy. Gideon Bachar. Photo: Yuval Yosef

Retiring Climate Ambassador Gideon Bachar: The Middle East will not survive without regional partnership – and Israel must lead

On the occasion of the end of his term as Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability, Ambassador Gideon Bachar explains how climate diplomacy, regional resilience, and collaborations in the areas of water, food security, and Israeli innovation can determine whether the region will weather the crisis.
A 6th-century AD mosaic discovered in a church in Kisufim (courtesy of the Israel Museum). The mosaic depicts Urbikon – a merchant or winemaker carrying a cluster of grapes in his hand, and leading a camel loaded with wine jars of the Gazan type.

New research reveals: This is how the thriving wine economy of the Byzantine Negev was built – and how it collapsed during the drought years

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The study found what conditions allowed vineyards to thrive in the desert and what caused agriculture to collapse during drought years. The researchers emphasize that the findings provide contemporary insights for managing water resources and strengthening agriculture in arid regions.
Desert landscape in the windings of road 25 from Dimona to the Arava junction, August 12, 2012. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Desert agriculture in the world and in Israel

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