Mangrove forests form an integral part of the natural landscape of the region and the UAE is home to several of these beautiful places. The Mangrove Photography Awards, in partnership with Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, have an Emirates Award category to celebrate photos that showcase the beauty of the country’s mangroves. This year’s entries feature stunning […]
A new study says that obeying the speed limit could save millions of euros every year, while adding just 54 seconds to the average daily commute. Sticking to the speed limit can “dramatically curb” fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while saving drivers billions of euros annually. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities […]
The Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi has launched a digital observatory to monitor and support mangrove rehabilitation. The observatory, launched as part of the Abu Dhabi Mangroves Initiative, will consolidate data from 19 projects into a single integrated system. Field surveys, satellite imagery and third-party data will be used to track growth rates and rehabilitation […]
The Bussaco National Forest has become the first certified Therapeutic Forest in the Iberian Peninsula, joining an exclusive group of just four sites worldwide. There are only four Therapeutic Forests in world: Portugal is home to one of them. The recently certified Bussaco National Forest on the Iberian Peninsula joins Beneddiktinerstift in Austria, and Lahnstein […]
Experts warn that the extreme heat reflects a broader climate trend that is increasing health, water and food security risks across Central Asia. Summer in Astana is only halfway through, yet residents of the Kazakh capital have already endured two record-breaking heatwaves. On 14 July, temperatures soared to 39.5°C, breaking the previous record for the […]
The UAE and Senegal aim to make implementation the focus of this year’s UN Water Conference, calling for faster action by governments, financial institutions and the private sector to address the worsening global water crisis, a senior Emirati official has said. The UN Water Conference, which will be held in Abu Dhabi from December 8 to […]
The world is approaching the 2030 deadline for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on water security still off-track. About 5.5 billion globally people still lack safely managed drinking water or sanitation. Water-related risks are intensifying across regions, driven by climate variability, rising demand and environmental degradation. Droughts, floods and water stress are placing growing pressure on food […]
Manhat, a UAE-based water technology start-up, is celebrating the conclusion of its first Young Water Innovators’ Programme. Fifteen pupils from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah made up the first cohort of the initiative, which sought to inspire UAE pupils to learn more about sustainability and water innovation projects. “Over the course of the […]
Wadi Wurayah National Park in Fujairah could become the latest site in the UAE to be inscribed on the prestigious Unesco World Heritage List, with the reserve being considered as a natural site of Outstanding Universal Value. The nomination for the 220-square-kilometre park, which became the country’s first national park in 2013, is to be […]
Scientists have found that ocean temperature patterns may help keep droughts from spreading across the world all at once. The research, led by the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) with international collaborators, suggests that natural climate shifts in the oceans act as a kind of global brake on synchronized drought. Published in Communications Earth & […]
