Reforming International Environment Programs

Going through some old papers, I came across a letter from a former minister of environment, accompanied by a list containing dozens of projects and programs funded by international organizations ... more

Arabs on another planet

Listening to some Arab delegates at environment and climate change conferences, you would think they came from another planet ... more

Why the climate summit succeeded

Despite all the hype and doomsday scenarios, the climate summit (COP 24) in Poland reaffirmed the commitment of countries to confront together a global dilemma that threatens everyone ... more

Towards Climate and Environmental Literacy in Arab Countries

Literacy is a term that refers to the indoctrination of the basic principles of reading and writing, which is essential to secure proper communication among humans ... more

Environmental facts and economic realities

When the eighth session of the Assembly of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) took place in Abu Dhabi last month, some were expecting a decline in clean energy investments, in view of President Donald Trump’s emerging policies ... more

Clean Solar Panels From Polluting Coal Plants

Listening to the statements at the annual assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), held in Abu Dhabi last week, one would think, at first glance, that the world has fully entered the era of clean energy and that the problem of carbon emissions has become a concern of the past ... more

Climate between oil and meat

While oil producing countries did not object, this time, to reducing carbon emissions by enhancing efficiency and introducing renewable and clean sources as a key element in the energy mix, beef-producing countries on the other hand resisted the slightest reference to the impact of their production and consumption on the environment and human health ... more

Food security is not only more production

Food Security in the 21st Century was the subject of a report presented to the World Government Summit, held earlier this month in Dubai ... more

Financing Development by Fighting Corruption

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Arab countries requires an additional $57 billion annually in investments until 2030, according to Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) reports ... more

Adaptation a way to accelerate climate solution

The UN Environment Assembly was virtually hosted last week by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya ... more