Sustainability

    How a city lives in India, run only by private corporations

    Welcome to Gurgaon, a city with a population of 1.5 million without a citywide water and electricity system or even sewerage. Let’s get acquainted with Hmarochos’ narrative about it. *** What would a city look like without a municipality run only by private corporations? For an answer, take a look at Gurgaon in India. Gurgaon […]

    ‘We are fearful’: indigenous Mexicans dread new military buildup on ancestral land

    As the Tzeltal people resist huge infrastructure projects across Chiapas state, the new national guard barracks springing up are alarming many, The Guardian reports. Let’s get to know what happens in the Mexico state. *** Micaela* always stops to kiss a cross at the base of three hills, a lush swath of land in the […]

    Zayed Sustainability Prize announces 30 finalists

    Thirty candidates making an impact in health, food, energy, water and at schools, will compete to win ten awards and millions of dirhams in prize money at this year’s Zayed Sustainability Prize. Officials will announce the ten winners during a ceremony at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in January, The National News states. Finalists […]

    “The world after us” book review: how billionaires are putting the planet on the brink of ecological disaster

    Let’s take a look at the book by economist Maya Göpel “The world after us: How to prevent the planet from perishing.” (In German: Unsere Welt neu denken). In her work, the scientist deals with the main aspects of the “global environmental and social crisis” of the early 21st century: overconsumption, the gap between the […]

    Israeli environment minister says UAE oil deal poses an ecological risk

    An Israeli company’s deal with partners from the United Arab Emirates to transport oil from the Gulf to Europe through Israel poses ecological risks, Israel’s environment minister told Reuters on October 4 while visiting the Expo fair in Dubai. The Israeli government is assessing a request, which has outraged environmental advocates there, to substantially increase […]

    Recycling is not enough! Sharing is the path to a circular economy

    How can we reduce the use of raw materials? To break out of the “iron cage of consumption”, says Mariel Moreno from The Ecologist, you need to use things to the last – whether it’s clothes, houses, cars, join a car club, share appliances with neighbors and return the washing machine! Shared consumption has demonstrated […]

    Shipping companies now receive the highest revenue since 2008

    The world’s shipbuilding industry has been generating the most revenue since 2008. Due to increased demand and supply disruptions, market prices have risen sharply, Bloomberg states. Demand is rising and the global supply chain is suffering from a pandemic that raises the prices of shipping services. According to Clarkson Research Services Ltd., one of the […]

    World Food Forum aims to harness youth potential to fight global hunger

    Against a backdrop of the overlapping environmental, political, and economic challenges confronting humanity, young delegates will meet next month during the World Food Forum to explore sustainable solutions to the problems facing agriculture and food systems. The organizers describe the five-day forum, which will run from Oct. 1-5, as an “independent global network of partners, […]

    MoPH pilots electronic food safety system

    The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of Qatar has announced the pilot launch of an electronic food safety system in cooperation between the Food Safety and Environmental Health Departments, the Information Systems of the Ministry of Public Health, the General Authority of Customs and private companies that implemented the system and its electronic requirements, in […]

    Hamdan bin Zayed chairs the EAD board meeting

    H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), reiterated the importance of the role the Agency plays in preserving the environmental legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Sheikh Hamdan said that […]