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GWN ENCOMPASSES YOUTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND INCREASINGLY STAND-ALONE AWARENESS / EDUCATION IN GREEN BLUE DEAL PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED BELOW. 407691 1091931 ECOPEACE INTRODUCED ITS "GREEN BLUE DEAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST" TO CREATE A POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR ISRAELI, JORDANIAN AND PALESTINIAN STAKEHOLDERS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES POSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IN OUR REGION. BUILDING ON DECADES OF ECOPEACE ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH, THE GREEN BLUE DEAL INCLUDES A SET OF 4 CONCRETE PROPOSALS TO ENHANCE REGIONAL CLIMATE AND WATER RESILIENCE. IT HIGHLIGHTS REGIONALLY FOCUSED "LOW HANGING FRUIT-; OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE OPENED UP AS A RESULT OF THE SEVERE NATURE OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS HITTING OUR REGION, WHICH CAN SERVE AS ENTRY POINTS FOR POLICYMAKERS TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND MAXIMIZE FULFILLMENT OF SELF-INTERESTS THROUGH REGIONAL PROGRAMS. 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BUILDING ON DECADES OF ECOPEACE ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH, THE GREEN BLUE DEAL INCLUDES A SET OF 4 CONCRETE PROPOSALS TO ENHANCE REGIONAL CLIMATE AND WATER RESILIENCE. IT HIGHLIGHTS REGIONALLY FOCUSED "LOW HANGING FRUIT-; OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE OPENED UP AS A RESULT OF THE SEVERE NATURE OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS HITTING OUR REGION, WHICH CAN SERVE AS ENTRY POINTS FOR POLICYMAKERS TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND MAXIMIZE FULFILLMENT OF SELF-INTERESTS THROUGH REGIONAL PROGRAMS. ECOPEACE GIVES EMPHASIS TO THE PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE OF WATER AND WATER SCARCITY ISSUES IN ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ADDRESSING CONFLICT DRIVERS, ADVANCING A TWO-STATE SOLUTION, AND PROMOTING TRUST AND COOPERATION, THAT IN TURN WILL CREATE RIPER CONDITIONS FOR PEACE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PROGRAM FOR WATER SECURITY: ECOPEACE WORKED TO EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO REGIONS IN THE LEVANT, AFRICA AND OTHERS. 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ECOPEACE ALSO HELPED LEVERAGE INVESTMENT OF OVER US100 MILLION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES WHICH ARE STARTING TO REMOVE POLLUTANTS FROM THE JORDAN RIVER. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B ISRAEL, JORDAN FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B TREASURER AND FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS COMPLETED RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MUST COMPLETE A SIGNED ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 COPIES OF DOCUMENTS PROVIDED UPON REQUESTS APPROVED BY TREASURER. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 ROUNDING -378