Dr-Ahmed H. Hilles

National Institute for Environment and Development (NIED) · Head of National Institute for Environment and Development (NIED)

Environmental Impact Assessment of 2021 War on the Gaza Strip – “Baseline Study”. Reference: Dr. Ahmed Hilles (Supervisor), Dr. Wesam Al-Madhoun (Team Leader) & Prof. Dr. Norman Ali Khalaf (Reviewer) (August 2021). Environmental Impact Assessment of 2021 War on the Gaza Strip – “Baseline Study”. Published by: National Institute for Environment and...

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have recently received attraction for treatment of different wastewaters. AOPs have an ability to oxidize a high quantity of refractory organic matters, traceable organic, or to increase wastewater biodegradability as a pre-treatment prior to an ensuing biological treatment. In this chapter, the fundamental mecha...

Through funding from Forum Syd through ActionAid Sweden, ActionAid Palestine in partnership with Al Aqsa Club are working in the Middle Area of Gaza to strengthen the capacity and organization of five communities in Middle Area to better analyze vulnerabilities, risks and threats, document IHL and develop community-led risk reduction and preparedne...

This manual contains training materials and handouts collected from previously developed manuals and guidance written in annexes section. The contents were modified to set with Gaza Context in order to enable facilitators to rapidly prepare training for different levels of hygiene promoters, community mobilizers, and field workers. It can also serv...

Gaza Strip is located on the south east corner of the Mediterranean Sea. The length of the Gaza Strip shore on the Mediterranean is about 41 km. The width of the strip ranges between 5 km in the middle to 8 km in the north and 12 km in the south as shown in figure 1. Gaza Strip is bounded by the green line with Israel from north and east and by Egy...

Protection Mainstreaming (PM) constitutes a framework that provides ethical and technical guidance for humanitarian approaches, decisions and actions, at the program and strategic levels. The key elements of protection mainstreaming are: safety, dignity, meaningful access, participation, and accountability to affected populations. The emphasizing a...

يشكل تعميم مبادئ الحماية الإطار الذي يوفر التوجيه الأخلاقي والتقني للتدخل والمساعدة الانسانية، والقرارات، والإجراءات، على المستوى البرامجي أو الاستراتيجي. إن العناصر الأساسية لتعميم مبادئ الحماية هي: الأمان، الكرامة، ضمان الوصول المناسب، المشاركة، المساءلة. ان التأكيد على الالتزام والتطبيق الكامل لهذه العناصر يجب ان يكون من الأولويات الأساسية لأي ج...

The objective of this study was to investigate the performance of employing H2O2 reagent in persulfate activation to treat stabilized landfill leachate. A central composite design (CCD) with response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to evaluate the relationships between operating variables, such as persulfate and H2O2 dosages, pH, and reaction...

The current study investigated the effects of S2O8(2-) and S2O8(2-)/H2O2 oxidation processes on the biodegradable characteristics of an anaerobic stabilized leachate. Total COD removal efficiency was found to be 46% after S2O8(2-) oxidation (using 4.2g S2O8(2-)/1g COD0, at pH 7, for 60min reaction time and at 350rpm shaking speed), and improved to...

Because of rapid population growth during the recent decades, and the explicit lifestyle development in many countries around the world, a huge amount of municipal waste is generated daily. Solid waste is considered as one of the most complicated environmental problem in many countries, particularly in the developing countries. Disposal of solid wa...

Approximately 1.7 million inhabitants of 378 km2 area of Gaza Strip don’t have enough recreational areas, except Gaza beach which suffers from sewage pollution as well as some public and private swimming pools which considered as merely recreational places. The main objective of this study is to assess the microbiological quality of swimming pools...

إن هذا الدليل صمم ليساعد العاملين في مجال الإرشاد الصحي والمؤسسات العاملة في مجال الإصحاح البيئي والشخصي واللجان المجتمعية ذات العلاقة، والمدربين والمعلمين التربويين، لكي يمكنهم و يساعدهم على بناء قدراتهم ومهاراتهم في تغيير سلوكاتهم وممارساتهم الشخصية أولا ثم المجتمع بكامله فيما يتعلق بمجال الإصحاح الشخصي والبيئي (سلسلة المياه الآمنة و غسل اليدين)...

The main objective of the study was the assessment of the prevalence and the identification of species of human gastrointestinal parasites as an indicator of the pollution of the seashore of Gaza City. The investigation was conducted by analysis of the parasitic contamination of seawater along the study area. A total of 52 samples of seawater were...

The study was implemented to test if the sandy shoreline of Gaza city is contaminated with human gastrointestinal parasites or not and to determine the types of intestinal parasites and the extent of contamination. A total of 104 sand samples (52 dry sand and 52 wet sand) were analyzed during the summer season period. Samples were collected from th...

This study has been conducted to comprehensively investigate the parasitic contamination of the Gaza City seashore. The main objective of the study is the detection of the prevalence and species of the human gastrointestinal parasites as an indicator of the pollution of the seashore of the Gaza City. The investigation was conducted through analysis...

هدف الملحق: • يأتي هذا الملحق لتعزيز وإثراء الأدلة والمراجع التربوية السابقة التي تم تصميمها كأدوات للتثقيف الصحي ولتطوير الأداء الصحي في المدارس والارتقاء به من خلال وزارة التربية والتعليم ومن خلال كافة المؤسسات التربوية المحلية والدولية. • يعتبر هذا الملحق أداة مساعدة باحتوائه العديد من الأنشطة والتمارين والمعلومات الإرشادية لتفعيل دور اللجان ال...

هدف الدليل: • يقدم هذا الدليل أداة مساعدة للمثقفين الصحيين وللمرشدين التربويين على مستوى المدارس، كما يساهم الدليل في تعزيز مفهومي التعلم والتربية وذلك عبر المساهمة في مساعدة الطلاب من أعضاء اللجان الصحية في المدارس؛ لتنفيذ مجموعة من اللقاءات على مستوى المدارس في إطار التوعية المنظمة مع أقرانهم، وذلك ضمن برنامج مدرسي واضح ومرافق للمنهاج التعليمي،...

To reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, to mitigate the environmental problems and impacts due to solid waste generation and to protect the global goods and services, policymakers and governments have implemented a very large number of solid waste management (SWM) schemes and programs, particularly recycling and waste reduction programs s...

Gaza Strip facing a series wastewater management problems: large-scale discharge of untreated or partially treated wastewater, leaking of collected wastewater from sewer systems and cesspits, water treatment plants that do not function or function only poorly and uncontrolled reuse of partially treated wastewater. This is causing many health and en...

Due to the increasing of salinity and nitrate in the groundwater aquifer, most of the water-relevant institutions in Gaza strip rely on brackish water desalination for drinking purposes. The study aims to evaluate the small-scale brackish water desalination plants in the Gaza strip and to highlight its environmental impacts. Samples of water from i...