Saudi Arabia hosted Saudi Green Initiative in Riyadh – a much-awaited event that set out the Kingdom’s ambitious environmental agenda. But the event is not only covered Saudi efforts to fight climate change but also rallied the broader Middle East region to comply with international targets, including limiting global warming to below 2° C compared […]
Saudi Arabia intends to bid to host the Expo 2030 world fair, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Friday, part of the de facto ruler’s push to transform the kingdom’s economy and diversify it away from oil, Reuters reports. The Saudi capital Riyadh has submitted a formal request to host Expo 2030 under […]
The MENA region’s post-pandemic progress and the policies that can help secure a more sustainable, inclusive recovery, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a new report. The Middle East & Central Asia Regional Economic Outlook report was launched during an expert discussion on the state of recovery in the MENA region hosted by the […]
Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has announced its new sustainability strategy for the Saudi capital, including 68 ambitious initiatives and projects across five sectors: energy and climate change, air quality, water management, waste management, biodiversity, and natural areas. HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of […]
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 […]
