Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated the world’s first mosque to receive the platinum rating for green buildings by the Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED v4) from the US Green Buildings Council (USGBC) with 83 points. The mosque in Hatta can accommodate more than 600 worshippers on an area of 1,050 […]
New Zealand and German researchers have successfully toilet-trained cows, hoping this can help reduce water contamination and greenhouse gas emissions. University of Auckland researchers Lindsay Matthews and Douglas Elliffe worked with 16 calves at a farm operated by the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology in Germany. Alongside their German colleagues, the pair demonstrated that […]
Let’s remind ourselves that climate change is indeed taking place. The author of the Arab News article states that all the scientific evidence tells us that it derives from our behavior, and the short-sighted way we engage with nature feels almost surplus to requirements. The author, Yossi Mekelberg, is a professor of international relations and […]
Cyclones in Oman are likely to increase due to climate change, said the Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies and Research at Sultan Qaboos University, Times of Oman states. “Cyclone activity in the Arabian Sea will increase in the coming period at the record and violent levels. Extreme weather phenomena such as Cyclone Gonu […]
UN states that the full NDC Synthesis Report contains “some progress, but still a big concern.” UN Climate Change published on September 17 a synthesis of climate action plans as communicated in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The NDC Synthesis report indicates that while there is a clear trend that greenhouse gas emissions are being […]
Almost the entire history of mankind is somehow connected with displacement. Sometimes it occurred for quite considerable distances. Going on a sea voyage, pilgrimage or military campaign, we, intentionally or accidentally, carried away various species of animals and plants. Let’s get to know on Vsevolod Rudy, author of the Telegram channel Bar “Crazy Naturalist”, opinion […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced ‘The Principles of the 50’, as part of the ‘Projects of the 50’ campaign, to chart the strategic roadmap for the UAE’s new era of economic, political and social growth, BNA reports. The 10 principles act as guidelines for all UAE’s institutions as the country approaches a new […]
Kuwait-based International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO) has laid the foundation for a new village for refugees and a water project in Yemen’s Al Hodaydah Governorate, BNA reports. In statements to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on the sidelines of the ceremony held on this occasion, Al Hodaydah Governor Al Hassan Taher pointed out that the […]
A conference-debate to celebrate the environment and raise awareness on current environmental issues will be organized by the French embassy in Bahrain on September 18. The “Eco-friendly consumption” conference will be followed by the screening of the latest film by director Yann Arthus Bertrand, “Legacy”, at the Alliance Française. “The objective of this conference is […]
On Sept 19 world leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which last year forced them to send video statements for the annual gathering. As the coronavirus still rages amid an inequitable vaccine rollout, about […]
