The triple threats of climate change, pollution, and nature loss are posing the greatest threat to human rights worldwide, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned, calling for greater action. Speaking at a conference on Monday in Geneva, Michelle Bachelet stressed that global environmental threats are “directly and severely impacting a broad range […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), a concept developed by Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a roadmap for the 21st century, has applications across all aspects of human life, from how we communicate with each other to our relationship with the physical world. Let’s get acquainted with the Arab News article on […]
Rising temperatures in the last few years have made life increasingly difficult across the MENA region. Let’s get acquainted with the opinion of Hamid Dabashi on this issue. He’s Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York. His latest books include Reversing the Colonial Gaze: Persian Travelers Abroad […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The upcoming Shura Council will have to tackle challenging environmental issues and develop related laws that will help promote sustainability and scientific research, a ministry official has said. Those eligible can cast their votes for the much-awaited Shura Council elections on October 2. Dr. Mohamed Saif al-Kuwari, Director of the Environmental and Municipal Studies Center […]
The number of extremely hot days during the year, when the temperature reaches 50° C, has doubled since the 1980s. A BBC study evidences this. The growth can be 100% explained by the burning of fossil fuels, according to climatologists. If in the period between 1980 and 2009 the average temperature exceeded 50° C for […]
The UAE today welcomed the announcement by the League of Arab States (LAS) that it would endorse the country’s offer to host the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC) in Abu Dhabi in 2023. The move follows a similar endorsement by the Gulf Cooperation […]
