The Middle East Green Initiative Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, convened international and regional leaders to motivate consensus to deliver against shared environmental commitments, unite ambitions, drive investment and inspire the collective action needed to tackle climate change. The Summit was hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the […]
Egypt aims to convert half of its projects to green ones by 2024 through bonds, and the preparation of a national strategy for climate change, the country’s environment minister, has said. Yasmine Fouad told the vice president of the European Union Commission for the Green Deal, Frans Timmerman, that Egypt had seen the need to […]
Thousands of visitors flocked to Kuwait’s pavilion as it opened its doors this month at Expo 2020 under the theme `New Kuwait, New Opportunities for Sustainability.’ The shimmering gold exterior inspired by sand dunes takes visitors on a journey from the past to the present, giving them a glimpse into the future with Kuwait’s strategic […]
International cooperation and multilateralism will be again highlighted in the fifth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), in which at least 5,200 people, including state leaders, senior ministers, corporate leaders, policymakers, investors, and innovators from across the world, are expected to participate. Senior FII officials said to BNA that the number of people participating […]
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, published on October 13 its fourth annual sustainability report. The report details EGA’s environmental, social, and governance performance in the UAE and the Republic of Guinea in 2020, WAM states. Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said: […]
A cargo ship with chemicals caught fire off the coast of Canada. The situation became an environmental disaster. The ship itself is not on fire. The ship was carrying chemicals for the mining industry off the coast of British Columbia. Sixteen crew members were evacuated from the MV Zim Kingston, and five more remained on […]
The European Union supports UN-Habitat to expand basic services to poor neighbourhoods in Basra City, Iraq-Business News states. The last 18 months have highlighted the importance of access to safe potable water, sanitation, waste management, and hygienic conditions to prevent and protect human health during disease outbreaks. Nearly 1.8 billion people world-wide live in inadequate […]
Cyclone Shaheen leveled properties and sent people in Oman running for shelter, but the destructive storm has left a pleasant surprise in its aftermath. Nature enthusiasts are delighting in the arrival of birds that do not usually visit the country, the National News states. Swathes of usually empty land are now filled with water, which […]
Scientists worldwide study the effects of climate change for several decades and record daily reports of environmental pollution, the extinction of rare animal species, and the extinction of plants. In such a situation, it is tempting to give up and say that we can no longer change anything. But this is not the case. Each […]
Let’s observe this year’s environmental problems in Turkey, like sea snot, drought, dead flamingos, and burning plastic waste. Rising concerns about them are shaking the president’s government, the Middle East Eye author states. Is it so? Let’s read. *** When a group of Turkish environmental campaigners submitted the paperwork to establish a political party last […]
