2007
Gidon Bromberg
Israeli Director
EcoPeace Middle East
Gidon Bromberg is Co-Founder and Israeli Director of EcoPeace Middle East, a regional organization started in 1994 that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists to promote sustainable development and advance peace efforts in the troubled Middle East. He has spearheaded the advocacy campaigns of the organization both in Israel and internationally and developed the cross-border community peace building program âGood Water Neighborsâ that is seen as a model for other programs in conflict areas.
Gidon speaks regularly on water, peace, and security issues, including before the UN Security Council, Climate Summit, Munich Security Conference, at the UN Commission for Sustainable Development, the US House of Representatives, the European Parliament, and other high-level events. Gidon was named an âEnvironmental Heroâ by TIME Magazine, most recently received Stanford Law School Bright Award for the Environment and was, with his co-directors, awarded the prestigious Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
The 2007 World Fellows
The 2007 Yale World Fellows include a top television news broadcaster in China, the Chief Operating Officer of the BBCâs New Media unit, members of parliament from Singapore and Ukraine, and one of Southeast Asiaâs most critically acclaimed playwrights. âI am very pleased to introduce this extraordinary group of men and women to the Yale community,â said University President Richard Levin. âThe World Fellows Program attracts outstanding talent, and Yale will benefit greatly from the Fellowsâ presence on campus.â âThe 2007 Yale World Fellows not only have remarkable records of leadership,â said Yale World Fellows Program Director Daniel C. Esty, the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale,...Read More
