The busy centre works exclusively with young 10-24 year old Jordanians from a range of backgrounds.
(meta data) TITLE:  Environment and Climate in the Middle East - Young Jordanians to debate water issues Jordan Times # Environment and Climate in the Middle East news, conferences, policy discussions and academic publications on environmental issues and climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean Contact Us How this blog came to be the MIDEASTENVIRONET listserve Recommended Reading Ecology and Climate Change Challenge in the Eastern Mediterranean Environmental peacebuilding, conflict, and security in the Eastern Mediterranean Environmental Peacebuilding, Security and Conflcit Faith Communities and Ecology, with a note on religious peacebuilding Peacebuilding and conflict resolution Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East Suggestions on how to use the blog RSS Feed # Young Jordanians to debate water issues Jordan Times Posted by Editor on Sunday, July 4th 2010 By Laila Azzeh AMMAN – For the next three months, young Jordanians across the country will debate water policies and issues as part of a new awareness campaign. The Kingdom's water resources will be at the centre of a nationwide debate competition organised by the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the Princess Basma Youth Resources Centre (PBYRC). According to organisers, as part of the initiative, held under the theme "Our Water – Our Future", youths between the ages of 15 and 16 will be trained in oratory skills, taken on field visits to water facilities and given the opportunity to meet national and international experts in the field of water. "In our experience with previous debates organised by debate clubs in Jordan, children become very competitive and retain a lot of information about the theme of the debate," Dalia Husseini, civic engagement programme officer at PBYRC, said during a press meeting on Tuesday. The competition, which aims to mobilise youths to advocate for causes deemed critical to their future, will include young debaters from PBYRC Debate Clubs in Aqaba, Karak, Taybeh, Irbid, Sahab Ruseifa, Zarqa and Hashemi. "The aim of the debate competition is to encourage critical thinking by introducing young debaters to the concept of debating and methods for efficient and effective water use," said Dieter Rothenberger, programme manager of GTZ's operations management support for the middle governorates water programme. After a month of training on how to build and deliver an argument, debates will be held across the country until eight young debaters are selected, organisers said. The eight teenaged debaters will then face off in a final competition in the first half of October, to be held as part of "German Week", according to GTZ. The water-debating skills training comes as a continuation of an earlier awareness-raising activity that was carried out by GTZ and local partners in Jordan. "In order to secure the sustainability of past and current activities, younger generations need to be trained and sensitised to the pertaining issues," Rothenberger pointed out during yesterday's press meeting. He noted that Germany extends 40 million euros annually to the Kingdom to support the water sector, adding that GTZ's German-Jordanian Water Programme is directly linked to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation's water strategy. GTZ is an international enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. Fully owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, it implements development projects on behalf of the German government. The PBYRC, affiliated with the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development, was established in 2002 to activate the role of youths in Jordanian society. The centre works with young people aged 10-24 from all backgrounds and regions in Jordan. Categorized in Uncategorized Email to friend Blog it Stay updated ## Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time. « Africa's biggest wind farm opens in Morocco Jordan Times First renewable energy workshop kicks off in Beirut Daily Star » Search for: ### Subscribe to our Newsletter Email * ### Recent Posts 'The sea will get as hot as a Jacuzzi': What life in Israel will be like in 2100 – Haaretz Climate change is a Jewish issue – Jerusalem Post Saving Dead Sea a global responsibility (editorial) – Jordan Times Israeli court rules to place limit on amount of water pumped from Dead Sea – Haaretz Regional experts meet to promote green technology development – Jordan Times As fracking poisons the air, Israeli scientists propose to engineer cows – Haaretz US water strategy aims to aid Jordan in stopping desertification – Jordan Times EBRD to finance largest private-to-private solar project in Jordan yet – Jordan Times Controlling energy costs / electricity theft – Jordan Times Reversing decades-old policy, Israel to allow some harvesting of wild herbs – Haaretz Environmental Peacebuilding Newsletter, August 2019 Sea, Sun, and Peace? – Wilson Quarterly Israel's air pollution among OECD highest: How do we reduce exposure? – YNET Lebanese Kick Up Stink over Smell Fix for Garbage Woes – Naharnet Environment Ministry announces huge foreign-funded project to reduce Egypt's pollution – Egypt Independent Environmental Agency files complaint against petroleum company due to Red Sea oil pollution – Egypt Independent Jellyfish finally leave Israel's beaches, but there was something unusual about this summer's swarm – Haaretz Egypt devises plan to rationalize water consumption – Egypt Independent Egypt to establish its first-ever vertical forest project in New Administrative Capital – Egypt Independent Tel Aviv's iconic river faces murky future despite rehabilitation attempts – Haaretz Oil spill across 150 meters of Ras Ghareb amid oil pollution warnings – Egypt Independent VeryNile announces competition to stop plastic usage – Egypt Independent Jreissati: Sorting Waste at Source Compulsory to Resolve Crisis – Naharnet Do Israel's congested roads increase cancer risks? – Jerusalem Post Israeli transportation minister proposes roads through Jerusalem Forest to ease traffic – Haaretz Egypt considers transforming Sharm el-Sheikh into green, eco-friendly city – Egypt Independent Gaza's sea water desalination plant project completed, says official – WAFA Woman bets on Moringa tree to become Jordan's next 'superfood' – Jordan Times Israeli scientist figures out how to stop cows from killing the planet – Jerusalem Post Grand Serail Meeting Tackles Waste Dumping at Costa Brava – Naharnet Lawmakers Mobilize to Address Waste Crisis in the North – Naharnet RSS, UN agency sign environmental technical cooperation agreement – Jordan Times Military equipment scuttled in Aqaba for museum – Jordan Times Industry Ministry to Shut Down Factories Polluting Litani – Naharnet Authorities uncover water theft in Muwaqqar, Qatrana – Jordan Times ### Archives August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 ### Links AL-BIA WAL-TANMIA Environment & Development magazine Arab Forum for Environment and Development Arava Alumni Environment and Peace Network Arava Institute for Environmental Studies Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) CIRCE Integrated Project EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East Environment Program: Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector (EMWIS) Finnish Institute of International Affairs Green Prophet – Environment News from the Middle East Greenpeace Mediterranean Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (Jerusalem) International Institute for Sustainable Development Just Vision – Environment Page Mediterranean Security MENA Region Water Resources and Wastewater Network No Camels – Israeli Environmental Innovation News Strategic Foresight Middle East Project UNEP: mediterrean action plan Union for the Mediterranean (formerly Euro-Mediterranean Partnership) ### Meta Log in Entries RSS Comments RSS
dev00224
The Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development
Sub-Organisations and Programmes.:The Princess Basma Youth Resource Centre (PBYRC).
The PBYRC was created in 2002 to create youth programmes for Jordan's substantial unemployed or marginalised youth populations. The group has so far created Radio Farah al Nas (a community radio station that focuses on women's rights, youth issues, and providing helpful information for refugees), three employability centres, three ICT clubhouses, debate clubs, film clubs, science labs, and other miscellaneous programmes that teach life and work skills.