Energy Efficiency: no-regret climate policy option for the Arab countries. 12/1/2012 Ibrahim Abdel Gelil

Energy Efficiency improvements to generate more economic output with less energy input is essential for the Arab countries to enhance economic competitiveness, improve trade balance, Improve environmental quality, cut carbon emissions, create new Jobs and enhance energy security for oil importing countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco. ...more

Silent Spring: Rachel Carson’s Legacy 11/1/2012 Tala Kardas

In the 50 years since Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published, it has generated its fair share of opposition and controversy, inspired generations of environmentalists, and brought issues into the foreground that industries had tried hard to keep under wraps. ...more

“Souk El Tayeb”: Lebanese Market for Organic Food 5/1/2012 Nidaa Hilal

“Souk El Tayeb” is the first farmers’ open-air weekly market held every Saturday at Beirut Souks, Downtown Beirut, where fresh organic and traditional food is sold by producers from across Lebanon. ...more

Green Economy: Turning the Crisis into Opportunity 1/1/2012 José Maria Figueres

Keynote speech delivered by José Maria Figueres, former president of Costa Rica and Chairman of the Carbon War Room, at the opening ceremony of the annual conference of the Arab Forum of Environment and Development (AFED), on 27 October 2011 in Beirut. ...more

A Green Economy for Arab Future 1/1/2012 Mohamed El-Ashry

The conventional wisdom that "markets know best" has been undermined by reality, and skepticism is growing about continuing a business-as-usual strategy where GDP growth is the overwhelming priority. ...more

Global Initiatives and Regional Cooperation to Eradicate Energy Poverty 1/1/2012 Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish

Energy poverty is at the heart of OPEC Fund for International Development’s mission. Today, all OFID financial windows contribute to the alleviation of energy poverty. Indeed, OFID has developed a wide spectrum of financial tools ranging from grants to market-based instruments. ...more

The future of an ancient city 1/9/2011 Julian Cribb

Petra, a 2,500-year-old city in Jordan, is one of the world’s most revered cultural sites. But time and tourism are taking their toll on its monuments, carved into sandstone cliffs. ...more

THE BLUE PEACE: Rethinking Middle East Water 1/6/2011 Hadi Tabbara

“The Blue Peace: Rethinking Middle East Water” is a recent report launched in February of this year by Strategic Foresight Group, a think tank group based in India with support from Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the Department of Foreign Affairs in Switzerland. ...more

Energy For Sustainable Development 1/4/2011 Mohamed El-Ashry

In 1992, the international community gathered in Rio to offer a vision for a more sustainable future. At that meeting, two new international environmental agreements were opened for signature: the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. ...more

A Road Map for Climate Negotiations 1/4/2011 Mostafa K.Tolba

A pivotal point in climate negotiations has always been the principle of ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’. This point continues to be a source of huge differences between developed and developing countries. ...more