Review of the likely impact of climate change on agriculture in selected Arab countries 5/3/2015 Fidele Byiringiro

Climate change is expected to impact agriculture in the region in one way or another. Below is a short review of the anticipated impact of climate change on agricultural in selected Arab countries. ...more

How should we tackle natural conservation of Lebanon?: Japanese Ambassador `s observation 5/3/2015 Seiichi Otsuka

The East Mediterranean, a cradle of the civilizations, is blessed with a diverse and plentiful nature. But this nature is endangered. Nowadays we can observe that the growth range of the Lebanese Cedars has diminished quite drastically. ...more

Developing Fish Resources in the Arab World 7/1/2015 Tariq Al-Zadjali

The Arab World is rich with large fish resources providing health and cheap proteins to Arabs, compared to animal proteins from other resources. Since the Arab World suffers a shortage in grazing and animal feed resources, which limits the capability to expand meat production, it is very important to sustain the contribution of fish resources in providing animal proteins to the Arab food basket; actually, this sector must be developed to sustainably increase its contribution to the Arab food security system. ...more

Oil and Water: How can Arabs turn energy into food? 3/12/2014 Dr. Waleed K. Al-Zubari

Addressing water scarcity, both natural and human-induced, in the Arab region is considered one of the major and most critical challenges facing the Arab countries. ...more

Million Tree Campaign for Palestinian Farmers 10/11/2014 Mariam Al Jaajaa

The Million Tree Campaign (MTC) is a grassroots movement for food security designed to bolster Palestinian farmers’ ties to their land through large scale tree planting. The campaign is a program of the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN), a non-profit organization established in 2003 to strengthen the capacity of the Arab peoples to sustain the region's natural resources and to gain sovereignty over them ...more

Enhancing Marginal Land Productivity in the Badia of Jordan 10/11/2014 Odeh Al-Meshan

The Badia is part of the Arab regions (defined as the semi-arid region of Jordan) and constitutes a significant part of Jordan and includes vast hyper-arid areas. As a result, the Badia has been defined based on aridity indices and is classified as a land for communal pastoral use (rangeland). It is situated in the eastern part of Jordan and is considered a home of the Bedu. ...more

Urban Agriculture in the Arab Region 10/11/2014 Salwa Tohmé Tawk and Shadi K. Hamadeh

The role of agriculture in urban areas is gaining recognition across the globe as a response to increasing urban poverty, food insecurity and scarcity of natural resources. The average world population living in urban areas is estimated to be 51 percent and the number of urban poor is quickly growing. ...more

The Green Morocco Plan: An Innovative Strategy of Agricultural Development 10/11/2014 Mohamed Badraoui

In Morocco, agriculture is a strategic sector, economically and socially. It plays major roles in terms of food security and nutrition, supply for agro-industry, employment, integration into the international markets, stabilization of populations in rural areas, and sustainable development. ...more

Improving socio-economic status of the youth for enhanced household food security: Islamic Development Bank Initiative 11/10/2014 Nur Abdi

The recent economic growth in the MENA Region has not created the required number of jobs to absorb the growing labor force and unemployment, especially among the youth – a critical challenge the MENA region is faced with. ...more

Scooter pollution 2/9/2014 Imad El Haddad

Despite making up only a small proportion of traffic in many cities, scooters are responsible for a major part of air pollution, according to a new study by researchers from across Europe ...more