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    Department of Municipalities and Transport to host second Abu Dhabi Smart City Summit

    The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has announced the date of the second edition of the Abu Dhabi Smart City Summit, (ADSCS) and begun the countdown to the launch of activities of the region’s largest event in the field of smart city development, which will on 23rd and 24th November, 2021, at the Conrad […]

    Carbon colonies & a Green New Deal
    15 Sep 2021

    Can the climate emergency show us how to see through the political stasis of MENA current regimes? Let’s check out the controversial pre-pandemic article written by Omar Robert Hamilton for Madamasr. The author is a filmmaker and writer. He co-founded the Palestine Festival of Literature and the Mosireen media collective in Cairo. His debut novel, […]

    In scope: fast fashion, the environment, and climate change

    Since Adam and Eve bit the apple, we’ve been burdened with the need for clothing whenever we walk outside. More than a necessity, it’s become a means of expression, a statement, and the vehicle of many trends. However, overconsumption has led to the rise of fast fashion, a wasteful and polluting system that our environment […]

    Natural wonders of Iran: Jaazmoorian Red-Water Pond, a miracle at desert’s heart

    Jazmoorian Red-Water (Aab-Sorkh) Pond, by the city of Jiroft in Kerman province, south of Iran, portrays magic in the world’s hottest desert, IRNA states. The vast pond covers a large area expanding between Iran’s two provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan, and Kerman. It is one of the most beautiful ponds of the country, with its […]

    How Egypt’s water feeds the Gulf

    This story about the acquisition of Egypt’s natural resources to secure Gulf food was made possible by Madamasr with support from InfoNile and Pulitzer Center. Let’s get to know what it is about. *** Vast expanses of green extend across the horizon, tended by the advanced machinery that has replaced hundreds of agricultural workers. The […]

    Bio-building materials: what is it, and what is their future?

    Construction and the production of building materials themselves pollute the environment, consume energy, and drain the planet. To do this in a climate-neutral and circular manner, Sher.media advises to switch to so-called “bio-based building materials.” It can be any natural, renewable raw material from cane, watercress, seaweed, mycelium, and so on. Wood, especially untreated wood, […]

    Forget shorter showers: why personal change does not equal eco-political change

    Would any sane person think dumpster diving would have stopped Hitler? Or that composting would have ended slavery or brought about the eight-hour workday? Or that chopping wood and carrying water would have gotten people out of Tsarist prisons? Or that dancing naked around a fire would have helped put in place the Voting Rights […]

    Natural wonders of Iran: virgin environment in Sistan & Baluchestan
    14 Sep 2021

    Sistan & Baluchestan, Iran’s largest province spanning over 1,100 square kilometers, has created a great capacity of tourism by its virgin environment with various species of animals and plants, as well as mountains, deserts, and the sea. The environment of Sistan & Baluchestan Province in southeast Iran has wonderful beauties that have always attracted large […]

    How the Tehran regime’s ideology ran dry

    Protests in Khuzestan Province have rocked the Iranian regime in summer and have now spread to the capital Tehran. The protests highlight a structural deficiency in the country. The water problems in Khuzestan reveal the inequality between regions, as well as the inability of the system to provide a decent living for its people. Dr. […]

    Hamad Al Sharqi visited Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation in the UAE

    H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, highlighted the importance of providing high-quality services to customers, accurately completing government services on time, and supporting innovation, WAM reports. During his visit to the Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation and his tour of its various sections, Sheikh Hamad said the UAE […]