Electricity demand in the Middle East and North Africa has tripled since 2000, and it is set to increase by 50 per cent by 2035, as rapid population growth, urbanisation and industrial expansion drive up consumption. This amount is equal to the combined consumption of Germany and Spain, according to a new report by the […]
Schools across Dubai are the focus of efforts to educate children about the need for marine conservation and a “lifelong love of the ocean”. Hotel chain Jumeirah and UK-based charity Ocean Generation will take the Unesco-endorsed Ocean academy into classrooms into the emirate. A pilot scheme was unveiled this week at five international schools in Dubai […]
Nearly 60 per cent of rivers now flow with either too much or too little water. The world’s water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, swinging between destructive floods and drought, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It details how shrinking glaciers, droughts, unbalanced river basins and severe floods in 2024 […]
Dubai: Plastic, and its remnants such as microplastics, are now present in nearly every part of our lives, from daily shopping to the water we drink and the food we eat. Acknowledging the impact of plastic pollution, the UAE is taking decisive action to eliminate unnecessary plastic from everyday use. From January 2026, the country […]
Scientists warn that climate change is threatening the seaweed’s ability to store carbon and support biodiversity. Marine forests off the north coast of Portugal play a major role in carbon capture and storage, scientists have discovered. The pioneering research comes from Portugal’s Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) and Marine and Environmental Sciences […]
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) will share advanced data on temperatures and humidity levels with health authorities in Abu Dhabi under a new action plan to protect the public against the effects of extreme weather. The NCM on Monday agreed a five-year partnership with the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre to support awareness campaigns on heat […]
Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials From waste to valuable resource: Chemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a method to convert plastic waste into a climate solution for efficient and sustainable CO2 capture. This is killing two birds with one stone as they address two of the world’s biggest challenges: plastic pollution […]
Scientists have confirmed that East Antarctica’s interior is warming faster than its coastal areas and identified the cause. A 30-year study, published in Nature Communications and led by Nagoya University’s Naoyuki Kurita, has traced this warming to increased warm air flow triggered by temperature changes in the Southern Indian Ocean. Previously considered an observation “blind spot,” East […]
Chery UAE, presented in the UAE by AW Rostamani Group (AWR Group), has announced an exclusive partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The landmark collaboration establishes Chery UAE as the “Exclusive VIP Mobility Partner” of the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress. The partnership was formalised during a signing ceremony at the […]
Artificial intelligence offers an “unprecedented opportunity” for more precise and meaningful weather forecasting, a conference in Abu Dhabi has heard. Experts and policymakers met in the UAE capital on Tuesday for the World Meteorological Organisation’s session on AI and the role it plays in weather forecasting. Dr Abdulla Al Mandous, WMO president, said that while forecasting is entering a […]
