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    Galit Cohen is the Director of the research field "Climate, Infrastructure and Energy" at the INSS. In her former position as Director General of the Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection, Cohen served as Israel’s most senior environmental regulator. She has over 20 years of experience in initiating and managing national policy transformations while implementing her deep understanding of international trends and governmental reforms, environmental and climate technologies, and financial issues. In Israel, she spearheaded performance-driven innovative projects and national partnerships between sectors and agencies, created new markets for green investments, and transformed financial regulations to address climate and environmental risks. On the global level, Cohen has led regulatory forums in international arenas such as the OECD, the UN, regional forums, and China.

    Galit  Cohen
    Galit Cohen
    Senior Researcher
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    INSS Insight
    Thirty Years of the Peace Agreement with Jordan: Time to Upgrade Water Cooperation
    Three decades after the signing of the peace agreement with the Hashemite Kingdom, the water sector continues to stand out as a high-potential lever for strengthening relations between Jerusalem and Amman
    31 October, 2024
    INSS Insight
    Navigating Energy and Security Crises: Lessons from California for Israel’s Clean Energy Transition
    What can Israel learn from one of the largest American states that suffers from a severe energy and climate crisis?
    4 June, 2024
    Special Publication
    We Need a New Concept for the Security of Electrical Systems in Israel in Emergencies and Routine Times
    Amid concerns over the escalation of fighting in northern Israel, what are the threats to Israel’s electricity and energy infrastructures—and how should we act to strengthen the sustainability of the Israeli electricity system?
    4 June, 2024
    INSS Insight
    Food Security: A Challenge in Times of Routine and Emergency
    The war in Gaza has sharpened the understanding in Israel that national resilience depends, inter alia, on the ability to produce and provide food in routine times and in states of emergency. A primary challenge apparent in the food production and distribution system in Israel as a result of the war is the severe shortage of human resources along the supply chain, particularly in agriculture. The dependence of the Israeli food system on imports might undermine its stability in the face of two principal challenges: climate changes, which may reduce the volume of grain produced in countries exporting to Israel; and geopolitical risks, which may harm import routes. Therefore, any national food security strategy should consider all goals of the local food system, from reducing carbon emissions to ensuring the entire population’s access to healthy, nutritious food, while balancing the various risks and the ways that local production and imports can address them.
    11 January, 2024
    Special Publication
    Climate Finance: Is Israel Missing Out Again?
    In contrast to most OECD countries, Israel is not doing enough to enable the flow of money from the government and the private sector to meet the targets defined in the Paris Agreement for tackling the climate crisis. How should Israel act in order not to lag behind others in this regard?
    2 January, 2024
    Special Publication
    Ensuring the Resilience of Food Supply Chains in Israel During Emergencies
    What is necessary to ensure the continued supply of food in Israel during the war – and thereafter?
    3 December, 2023