Climate

    EU unveils sustainable finance strategy to tackle climate change
    12 Jul 2021

    The European Commission presented a strategy for sustainable financing to combat climate change and the European standard for “green” bonds. Also, it adopted a delegated regulation regarding the disclosure of information by financial and non-financial companies about the degree of stability of their activities. “A sustainable finance strategy is key to leveraging private finance to […]

    The climate crisis will create two classes: those who can flee, and those who cannot
    11 Jul 2021

    Nearly 700 million people worldwide live in low coastal zones vulnerable to sea-level rise and coastal storms. That number could reach a billion by 2050, The Guardian states. Let’s check the article written by Peter Gleick. He is co-founder of the Pacific Institute, a hydrologist and climatologist, and a member of the US National Academy […]

    A new temperature record was set in Antarctica. The last time was in 2015
    08 Jul 2021

    Scientists have confirmed that on February 6, 2020, a new temperature record was set at the Esperanza station on the Antarctic Peninsula. The Antarctic region is one of the hottest areas due to climate change. Measuring instruments showed +18.3° C. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the last time the record was set was […]

    At 53.5°C, Kuwaiti city becomes the hottest place on Earth
    08 Jul 2021

    Rabat-Al-Jahra, a Northern Kuwaiti City, has recorded temperatures of 53.5°C today, Gulf News reported on July 5. This continues the global trend of heatwaves in the summer of 2021. This makes Kuwait the hottest place on earth in 2021, surpassing the temperatures reached by its neighbors, such as Iraq and Iran, at 51°C. The Northern […]

    Could climate risk insurance reduce the cost of climate change adaptation in the Middle East?
    08 Jul 2021

    In April, the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change released a new study forecasting the emergence of heat waves with temperatures of 132° Fahrenheit (56° Celsius) or higher in the Middle East if climate change remains unaddressed. According to the report, rising temperatures of this magnitude could pose a life-threatening risk for the Middle East and […]

    Iran: Autumn rains likely to start later than normal
    06 Jul 2021

    Autumnal rainfall this year is likely to start later than usual in the country. Hence the drought period will be prolonged, Ahad Vazifeh, head of the national center for drought and crisis management, has said for Tehran Times. Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2020), the whole country received 130 millimeters […]

    Saudi scientists testing cryogenic technology to freeze carbon emissions
    05 Jul 2021

    A team of scientists at Jeddah-based King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is testing a technique for freezing greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants that is about half the cost of existing carbon capture techniques, Bloomberg and Arab News reported. The cryogenic technology was developed by Sustainable Energy Solutions, a private company based in Salt […]

    Bahraini-South Korean environmental cooperation discussed
    01 Jul 2021

    Special Envoy for Climate Affairs, Chief Executive of the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE), Dr. Mohammed Mubarak bin Daina received South Korean Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Hae Kwan Chung. He lauded the ambassador’s efforts to boost bilateral relations, mainly in the environmental field, stressing SCE’s keenness to further enhance cooperation between both countries […]

    How warming of only half a degree affects the planet?
    01 Jul 2021

    Climate change is manifested primarily in rising temperatures, which leads to other dangerous consequences: melting glaciers, droughts, floods, and other extreme weather events. Therefore, the global climate target is determined in degrees. The signatories of the Paris Agreement promised to do everything possible to keep the global temperature rise at a level not higher than […]

    FAQ: Steppes must be preserved wherever possible so that natural ecosystems do not emit carbon

    Adapting to climate change and combating climate change is a matter of nature conservation. But there is a UN framework convention on biodiversity, and there is a separate climate convention. Therefore, it is often believed that climate change and ecosystem services are significantly different. (What are ecosystem services, we explained here and here). In fact, […]