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Ram Aviram (Hebrew: רם אבירם; born December 18th, 1955) is an Israeli Diplomat, former Israeli ambassador to Greece, and an expert in Water diplomacy.
Biography
[edit]Aviram was born in Tel Aviv in 1955. In 1983, he completed the political cadet course at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his period in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aviram held a series of positions, and he was stationed, among others, in Yangon, Copenhagen, and London, where he served as a media consultant with the British and Arab press.
In the years 1995 to 2000, Aviram was the chief coordinator for water affairs as a part of the multilateral negotiation that started at the Madrid Conference between Israel with representatives from Arab Middle Eastern countries.[1][2][3] During this time, Aviram served as a representative of the Israeli government for the establishment of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) established in Oman in an Israeli-American-Arab partnership.[4][5][6][7] Furthermore, Aviram was a part of the peace talks between Israel and the PLO at Camp David, as he was in charge of water coordination.[8][9]
In 2000, Aviram was appointed as the chief of staff of who was then the Israeli minister of foreign affairs, Shlomo Ben Ami. Aviram continued his role in 2001 when Ben Ami was replaced by Shimon Peres.[10][11] During his time as chief of staff, Aviram corresponded with the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon regarding water pumping from the Wazzani river.[12][13]
In 2003, Aviram was appointed as the Israeli ambassador to Greece.[14] During this time, Aviram was in charge of coordinating the Israeli delegation to the 2004 Olympic games in Athens.[15]
Water Diplomacy
[edit]During his period at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aviram gained experience in negotiating on water related issues, and thus gained experience in water diplomacy. After his term at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aviram started a consulting firm that specializes in water diplomacy.[10] Aviram is also part of the special governmental task force that was established for the restoration of the southern Jordan River.[16][17]
Aviram is also a lecturer on water diplomacy at academic institutions, including the Technological University of Northern Greece and the Athens Institute of International Relations.[18]
Main Publications
[edit]- Desalination as a Game-Changer in Transboundary Hydro-Politics Ram Aviram, David Katz and Deborah Shmueli, Water Policy 16 (2014) 609–624
- The International Hydro-Political Policies of Israel Deborah F. Shmueli and Ram Aviram In N. Becker (ed.), Water Policy in Israel: Context, Issues and Options, Global Issues in Water Policy 4, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-5911-4 16, © Springer ScienceCBusiness Media Dordrecht 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "Middle East Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources, Second World Water Forum, March 2000". www.gov.il. April 17, 2000.
- ^ "Tahal in Sweet Water Project for Israel, Jordan and PA - Globes". en.globes.co.il. 1996-07-22. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "From Contention to Cooperation: A Case Study of the Middle East Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources". www.gov.il. April 17, 2000.
- ^ "MEDRC | Water Research, Training & Development Cooperation". Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "MEDRC | About Us". Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "ישראל והרומן שלה עם עומאן". Mitvim. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "הסיבה האמיתית לביקור בעומאן תתגלה בקרוב". www.haaretz.co.il. November 4, 2018.
- ^ Debaere, Peter (2019-05-01). "Global Water Blog - Q&A with Ambassador Ram Aviram about Hydropolitics in the Jordan Basin". Global Water Blog. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Israel Gulf of Aqaba Environmental Action Plan" (PDF). worldbank.org.
- ^ a b "Ambassador (Ret) Ram Aviram". Global Thinkers Forum. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "בקשה לחוות דעת מבקר המדינה על אי סדרים במשרד החוץ". oknesset.org. November 21, 2005.
- ^ "הווזאני: השליח האמריקאי ידווח על פגישותיו בביירות". www.haaretz.co.il. October 13, 2003.
- ^ "לבנון הסכימה לקבוע מראש את כמות המים שתשאב מהווזאני". www.haaretz.co.il/. October 14, 2003.
- ^ "מינויים לשרות החוץ". www.gov.il/. January 12, 2003.
- ^ "האם זה יקרה לפני או בזמן". www.haaretz.co.il/. December 3, 2003.
- ^ Herman, Jonnea (2020-12-14). "Coping with Water Scarcity in the Jordan River Basin". The Century Foundation. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "תכנית אב לשיקום וטיפוח נהר הירדן הדרומי וסביבתו" (PDF). April 2019.
- ^ "| Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης και Διεθνών Σχέσεων". pedis.uop.gr. Retrieved 2024-08-26.