Israel
EnvironmentArava Institute for Environmental Studies - Renewable Energy Community Entrepreneurship
Address
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Kibbutz Ketura, D.N. Hevel Eilot
Kibbutz Ketura,
88840
Israel
972-8-6356618
http://www.arava.org/
Mission
The AIES was funded in 1996 and its mission goes beyond training and teaching to include contributing to the state of knowledge available about a range of environmental matters and problems. While faculty and students have complete autonomy regarding their research agenda, the Institute encourages applied initiatives with the ability to improve the quality of decision-making in environmental matters.
Programs
Some of AIES programs include: the Arava Center for Environmental Policy, Sustainable Agriculture program, Biodiversity program, Dead Sea Basin program, Stream Restoration program, Air Quality program, and an Environmental Education program.
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Renewable Energy Community Entrepreneurship |
Personnel Overview
Ofer Ben-Dov - Director, RE Community Entrepreneurship Initiative
7 years international experience with RE, worked for NGO's, companies, and as a consultant. Led the development of a RE law which was submitted to the Israeli Parliament by the MKs Environmental lobby. Mr Ben-Dov is a consultant of the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructure R&D Department focusing on environmental aspects of energy generation and consumption and energy in agriculture
David Lehrer - Director, AIES
David has a joint Masters in Management Science from Boston Univ and Ben Gurion University. He has worked as a business consultant for kibbutzim, small businesses, the Hevel Eilot Regional Council and the United Kibbutz Movement. He has studied effectiveness of the ISO 14001 environmental management system, sustainable development in the Dead Sea basin and the economics of sustainable agriculture
Personnel Statistics
David Lehrer, Director
Founded in 1996
Employees: 30
Volunteers: 30
