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

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Aviram was born in Tel Aviv in 1955. In 1983, he completed the political cadet course at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his first service 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 the Israeli side of the Multilateral Negotiation that started at the Madrid Conference between Israel with representatives from Arab Middle Eastern countries and mediating countries like the US and Norway.[1][2][3] During this period he also served as the head of  Israel's negotiation team of the Middle East Multilateral Water Working Group, in which capacity 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, in 1999 Aviram participated in the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian at Camp David.[8][9]

In 2001, Aviram was appointed as the chief of staff of  Shimon Peres during his role as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.[10][11] During his time as chief of staff, Aviram corresponded with the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon regarding  the water of the Wazzani river.[12][13]

In 2003, Aviram was appointed as the Israeli ambassador to Greece.[14] During this time, Aviram assisted Israeli  participation to the 2004 Olympic games in Athens.[15]

Water Diplomacy

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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 established  a consulting firm that specializes in water diplomacy[10] Aviram was also the geo-political consultant to the special Israeli governmental agency 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 University Master Program for Strategic Affair.[18]

Main Publications

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Middle East Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources, Second World Water Forum, March 2000". www.gov.il. April 17, 2000.
  2. ^ "Tahal in Sweet Water Project for Israel, Jordan and PA - Globes". en.globes.co.il. 1996-07-22. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  3. ^ "From Contention to Cooperation: A Case Study of the Middle East Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources". www.gov.il. April 17, 2000.
  4. ^ "MEDRC | Water Research, Training & Development Cooperation". Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  5. ^ "MEDRC | About Us". Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  6. ^ "ישראל והרומן שלה עם עומאן". Mitvim. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  7. ^ "הסיבה האמיתית לביקור בעומאן תתגלה בקרוב". www.haaretz.co.il. November 4, 2018.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Israel Gulf of Aqaba Environmental Action Plan" (PDF). worldbank.org.
  10. ^ a b "Ambassador (Ret) Ram Aviram". Global Thinkers Forum. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  11. ^ "בקשה לחוות דעת מבקר המדינה על אי סדרים במשרד החוץ". oknesset.org. November 21, 2005.
  12. ^ "הווזאני: השליח האמריקאי ידווח על פגישותיו בביירות". www.haaretz.co.il. October 13, 2003.
  13. ^ "לבנון הסכימה לקבוע מראש את כמות המים שתשאב מהווזאני". www.haaretz.co.il/. October 14, 2003.
  14. ^ "מינויים לשרות החוץ". www.gov.il/. January 12, 2003.
  15. ^ "האם זה יקרה לפני או בזמן". www.haaretz.co.il/. December 3, 2003.
  16. ^ Herman, Jonnea (2020-12-14). "Coping with Water Scarcity in the Jordan River Basin". The Century Foundation. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  17. ^ "תכנית אב לשיקום וטיפוח נהר הירדן הדרומי וסביבתו" (PDF). April 2019.
  18. ^ "Ανάρτηση Πράξεων στο Διαδίκτυο | Πρόγραμμα Δι@ύγεια -". diavgeia.gov.gr. Retrieved 2024-10-05.