Tamar Zandberg is the former Minister of Environmental Protection and currently heads the National Institute for Climate and Environmental Policy at Ben-Gurion University. During her tenure (2021-2022), she spearheaded Israel’s first-ever Climate Law and led groundbreaking environmental policies, including nature-based solutions, climate adaptation, and the protection of natural resources. She played a key role in recognizing climate change as a national security threat and promoted major investments in climate innovation and sustainability, as well as environmental education. Previously, she served as a Knesset member for the Meretz party, advancing progressive environmental policies, social justice, human rights and democracy. Before entering national politics, she was a City Council Member in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, focusing on sustainable urban planning. Zandberg holds degrees in economics, psychology, law, and social psychology and lives in Tel Aviv with her partner and daughters.
In 2024, she joined Ben-Gurion University and currently heads the National Institute for Climate and Environmental Policy, which aims to promote science-based policy at the national, local, regional, and international levels.
