Engineer Nader Shehadeh Hrimat is the deputy director general of the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem (ARIJ), a leading Palestinian center that conducts research on agriculture, the environment, natural resources, and renewable energy. Hrimat is also the coordinator of the project tilted “Improving the Capacities of Local Authorities to Develop and Implement Sustainable Energy Efficiency Practices and Renewable Demonstration Actions Tubas – Palestine.” He can be reached at nader@arij.org.