Abeer Butmeh is an environmental engineer from the city of Nablus, who specialised in water and graduated from Birzeit University. She is an climate and environmental justice activist, and current coordinator of the Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network, comprising 14 organisations working for the environment in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The network has been a member of the international organisation Friends of the Earth since 2008 and is undertaking different political advocacy and protest campaigns with the aim of influencing environmental policies and Palestinian public opinion. Abeer's work shines light on the effects of the Israeli occupation on Palestinian environment, and draws links between climate, environment and gender justice.