LISBON-PORTUGAL, 29th June, 2022 (WAM) — Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, participated in the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), co-hosted by the governments of Portugal and Kenya in the Portuguese capital Lisbon. Running from 27th June to 1st July, UNOC seeks to drive the development of much-needed science-based innovative solutions […]
The fashion industry is a €2.8 trillion behemoth that includes everything from clothing to bags, shoes to sportswear. But the big moneymaker is fast fashion: the rapid production of clothes sold at rock bottom prices. Fast fashion has a high environmental cost The market is flooded daily with thousands of new designs, making it a lucrative segment. […]
ABU DHABI, 29th April, 2022 (WAM) — Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, the World Utilities Congress is set to take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), from 9th to 11th May 2022. The […]
With the survival of our species at stake, meet six activist groups who refuse to go quietly. We’re thankful to The Guardian for the brilliant review. Cover photo by Oleg Andros. Ocean Rebellion: ‘It feels like David and Goliath’ Ocean Rebellion, a group that fights to protect the high seas, emerged from the broader […]
Meet Vanessa Nakate, 23. She’s the most influential climate activist since Greta Thunberg. She’s a Ugandan climate-justice activist and founder of the Rise Up Movement. For the third year in a row, Nacate has been speaking at climate and economic summits, urging world leaders to “wake up” and recognize climate change as a crisis, linking […]
The United Arab Emirates, like the rest of the world, is re-imagining its economy post-COVID. What might the UAE economy look like once Gulf countries turn a corner? Increasingly diverse is the answer. Let’s check a few predictions of UAE’s economic development in 2021+. And the first comes from ICAEW authors. The UAE economy depends […]
