Najib Saab Peace Treaty with Nature  11/1/2021

When the Glasgow Climate Summit kicks off in a week, all eyes will be on what new commitments world leaders will make...more

Najib Saab Towards Climate and Environmental Literacy in Arab Countries  1/1/2021

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

Najib Saab Oil as part of the solution  1/12/2020

When the G20 was established in 1999, neither environment nor climate change were on its agenda...more

Najib Saab HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN TIMES OF CORONA  10/11/2020

Welcome to AFED’s first virtual conference, which we hope will lead to concrete recommendations and trigger actual positive policy changes and action, in the health and environment arena...more

Najib Saab Urban forests for a moderate climate  1/10/2020

Heat waves sweeping across the globe have bigger effect in cities. Buildings of concrete and steel trap hot air and block circulation, while dark asphalt streets and stone pavements retain heat and cover natural soil, wiping trees and plant cover...more

Najib Saab Save the earth before your beautiful hair  1/9/2020

Less than a week after the publication of figures on the unprecedented rise in global temperatures, a thermometer in Southern California’s Death Valley soared to almost 55 degrees Celsius, according to the U.S. National Weather Service, the highest temperature recorded anywhere in the world in the past 100 years...more

Najib Saab Do we need a new pact for the environment?  1/7/2020

Since the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment released its Stockholm Declaration in 1972, more than a thousand international agreements dealing with specific environmental issues have emerged...more

Najib Saab The age of bicycles and internet  1/6/2020

When people went back to work in Geneva recently, breaking weeks of lockdown, they were surprised by unusually crowded roads...more