Jordan: Yana Abu Taleb: Environmental Peacebuilding in Jordan [Audio]


Jan 23, 2024 | Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, and Leah Hickert, Center for Strategic & International Studies
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This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Yana Abu Taleb, the Jordanian director of EcoPeace Middle East, a trilateral peacebuilding organization that seeks shared solutions to environmental issues affecting Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. Together, they discuss EcoPeace’s development over the past 30 years and the unique challenges it faces today. Then, he continues the conversation with Natasha Hall and Leah Hickert to explore how grassroots activism and peacebuilding vary in different political contexts.