Doron Sapir (born 1959) is the first deputy mayor of

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

–

Jaffa Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...

and since 1996. He is also chairman of the building and Planning committee and a board member at the Dan Municipal Sanitation Association and at ISWA (International Solid Waste Association).

Biography

Doron Saphir holds a BA in

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

studies and a diploma in journalism from the

University of Tel Aviv Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. He is also a licensed attorney and arbitrator, having studied law at the Interdisciplinary Center in

Herzliya Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it h ...

Public activism

In his past, Sapir served as chairman of Israel's National Student Association and subsequently, for a period of four years, as director of the Student Department at the

Histadrut Histadrut, or the General Organization of Workers in Israel, originally ( he, ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל, ''HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael''), is Israel's national trade union center ...

(Israel's organization of trade unions). During the 1989–1996 period, he served as manager of the Youth and Students Department in the Histadrut and in 1991 he established the Child Health Association and served as its chairman until 1999. In addition, Sapir also served as director of

Issta Issta Lines is a public traded tourism company. Its shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The Issta Group has over 60 branches, call centers, and online travel services throughout Israel. The Group employs over 1000 permanent employe ...

Lines and, in 1998–2000, as active chairman of the board at Diunon publishing house. Sapir served as director at the Fredric R. Mann Culture Center (a.k.a. “The Culture Palace”), the Economic Development Corporation, Sports Palaces Ltd. and in the National Theatre - "HaBima."In December 1998 Sapir was elected chairman and CEO Dan Municipal Sanitation Association, a position that enabled him to act for environmental rehabilitation of the Hiriya Disposal Site.''Globes''
22 March 2005 He also served as team leader of the team responsible for promotion and management of the Ariel Sharon Park site design until founding of the government company which was to assume responsibility for its subsequent management. At the

Hiriya Ariel Sharon Park () is an environmental park along the lines of Ayalon river, in the area between Ben Gurion Airport and Highway 20 (Ayalon Highway). The area is 8.5 square kilometers big, and was intended to be the "green lung" of the southe ...

site his work included construction of a collection system for

methane Methane ( , ) is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms). It is a group-14 hydride, the simplest alkane, and the main constituent of natural gas. The relative abundance of methane on Eart ...

that is formed by fermentation of the organic waste in this large mountain of trash and the utilization of this methane for the production of green energy. The system in question includes 100 drilled gas wells, all located on Mount Hiriya and connected to the collection and piping system which leads the gas (approximately 1,200 cubic meters) to the Office Textile plant located nearby. In fact, the entire energy consumption of the fabric finishing plant is generated by this gas. The project is also the first project to receive UN approval and authorization for trading in greenhouse gases under auspices of the Clean Development Mechanism of the

Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part ...

(CDM).

Political career

Saphir was elected to the Tel Aviv – Jaffa City Council in 1989, was a member of the municipality managing body, and served as chairman of the conservation commission. Since 1996 he has been serving as deputy mayor and since 2002 as chairman of the Municipal Urban Planning and Construction Subcommittee. Saphir was behind simplification of the procedures required for the obtainment of building permits and led the decision to approve the Tel Aviv – Jaffa Outline Plan in 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saphir, Doron 1959 births Living people Deputy Mayors of Tel Aviv-Yafo Israeli environmentalists Israeli lawyers Tel Aviv University alumni