The war in Syria has been ferocious and deadly. In 2016, the death toll was estimated at 400,000. In Iraq, the fight against the Islamic State (IS) has destroyed cities and displaced around 3.3 million people. Yet beyond the immediate consequences of these conflicts, the environmental degradation in both countries could have a far-reaching impact. […]
Kuwait City has ranked last in environmental security among 60 cities surveyed in the ‘Safe Cities Index 2021’ report, released recently by The Economist Intelligence Unit. Kuwait managed a score of only 22 out of 100 in environmental security and is the only city in the list with a ‘Low’ score in this category, designated […]
The GCC alliance hopes for greater future economic growth in the Gulf. “The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has proven all skeptics wrong from day one until today,” Emirati political scientist Abdulkhaleq Abdulla told Al-Monitor. Forty years after the rulers of the six Gulf Arab states met on May 25, 1981, at the InterContinental Abu Dhabi […]
Retail giant Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) secured its first sustainability-linked loan with a value of 5.51 billion dirhams ($1.5 billion), said in a statement on August 31. The UAE-based retailer said the loan is part of its sustainability strategy, as it aims to facilitate and support environmentally and socially sustainable economic activity and growth. “The […]
The world needs greater unity and collaboration and must share innovations and expertise if humankind is to tackle its most pressing challenges, according to an overwhelming majority of respondents in a global study by Expo 2020 Dubai. As Arab News reports, Reem Al-Hashimy, UAE minister of state for international cooperation and director general of Expo […]
Out of the 12 MENA green and sustainability-linked debts issuances, four deals from Saudi Arabia account for almost 63% of the region’s total volume, with the UAE holding the remaining 37% Let’s check the article written by Benjamin Grolimund, the Middle East and Africa regional manager, Financial Products – Bloomberg LP. *** Green finance is […]
Secretary-General of the Higher Education Council (HEC) and Deputy Chairperson of its Board of Trustees, Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Duaij Al Khalifa, today received Regional Director and Representative of the United Nations Environment Program for West Asia (UNEP), Sami Dimassi, and Regional Coordinator, Science West Asia Office, Abdelmenam Mohamed, BNA reports. During the […]
Let’s get acquainted with the story by Nasta Zakharevich about terms and human attitude to wildlife. Sounds familiar to the biocentrism point of view, which we described in our author’s article previously. The French philosopher Rene Descartes became famous among the broad masses thanks to the idea “I think, therefore I am.” Today, many intellectuals […]
Qatar’s environment ministry has launched an initiative that aims to produce over 600 tonnes of tilapia fish annually in a mass fish farming project. More than 600 tonnes of tilapia fish are expected to be produced as part of a Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) project, Doha News reports. The National Initiative for Farming […]
A nasty smell is spreading through eastern Kirkuk in Iraq, and residents are worried about the effect on their health from nearby industries, including oil facilities, Rudaw reports. “We don’t smell the nasty scent all the time, but sometimes we do. It smells like burnt crude. Our air conditioners pull the smell into our houses. […]
