The Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi has launched a digital observatory to monitor and support mangrove rehabilitation. The observatory, launched as part of the Abu Dhabi Mangroves Initiative, will consolidate data from 19 projects into a single integrated system. Field surveys, satellite imagery and third-party data will be used to track growth rates and rehabilitation […]
The UAE and Senegal aim to make implementation the focus of this year’s UN Water Conference, calling for faster action by governments, financial institutions and the private sector to address the worsening global water crisis, a senior Emirati official has said. The UN Water Conference, which will be held in Abu Dhabi from December 8 to […]
The world is approaching the 2030 deadline for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on water security still off-track. About 5.5 billion globally people still lack safely managed drinking water or sanitation. Water-related risks are intensifying across regions, driven by climate variability, rising demand and environmental degradation. Droughts, floods and water stress are placing growing pressure on food […]
Manhat, a UAE-based water technology start-up, is celebrating the conclusion of its first Young Water Innovators’ Programme. Fifteen pupils from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah made up the first cohort of the initiative, which sought to inspire UAE pupils to learn more about sustainability and water innovation projects. “Over the course of the […]
Wadi Wurayah National Park in Fujairah could become the latest site in the UAE to be inscribed on the prestigious Unesco World Heritage List, with the reserve being considered as a natural site of Outstanding Universal Value. The nomination for the 220-square-kilometre park, which became the country’s first national park in 2013, is to be […]
Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates have broken ground on a €1.2 billion wind farm in the Zhambyl region, marking one of Central Asia’s largest renewable energy projects as the Kazakhstan accelerates its transition towards cleaner energy. Led by Abu Dhabi-based Masdar, the 1 GW project is among the company’s flagship renewable energy investments in […]
The Arabian Peninsula has seen temperatures on the hottest days of the year rise by what feels like 4°C since the 1970s, a sharper increase than in many other parts of the world, a study has shown. As a result, more people are being put at risk from heat stress, research from the European Centre for […]
An Arabian Sea humpback whale, which usually hugs the coastline of Oman, has been tracked making a journey to Goa in search of food or a mate. This is the first direct evidence that the species crossed the Arabian Sea and is considered by scientists to be a behavioural anomaly because its members are so uniquely […]
Artificial intelligence will play a major role in helping the UAE to address issues caused by the increasing amount of extreme weather, newly appointed minister Dr Abdulla Al Mandous has declared. Dr Al Mandous, director general of the National Centre of Meteorology, said his ministerial appointment reflects how deeply climate issues are embedded in the UAE’s “long-term […]
Doctors in the UAE have sent out a safety plea to the public as temperatures soar ahead of the sizzling summer season. The mercury has been on the rise across the Emirates in recent days, with the temperature reaching a scorching 46.1°C in Al Shawamekh, Abu Dhabi, last Wednesday. The sweltering conditions have prompted medics […]
