NAJIB SAAB Changing Eating Habits Helps Food Security  25/11/2014

Arabs import half of what they need in terms of basic foodstuffs. Agricultural production in the Arab countries faces tremendous challenges – mainly drought, limited arable land, scarce water resources and accelerated population growth, all amid the adverse impact of climate change....more

Ashok Khosla Gender and Sustainable Development  21/11/2014

Men and women have different needs, aspirations and access to resources. They play different roles, and often face different opportunities and constraints in their lives and livelihoods. Yet, at least in a modern democracy, it is unacceptable that social or cultural circumstances should prevent a person of either sex from attaining his or her full potential and leading a happy and fulfilling life. The purpose of highlighting the dimension of gender is simply to identify those areas where either men or women (usually the latter) are disadvantaged by ...more

Ahmad Al-Khowaiter Energy efficiency and future challenges  3/10/2014

Energy management, in my mind, is one of the greatest challenges we face … as well as one of the greatest opportunities. is the basis of economic sustainability, and can be a key source of competitive advantage....more

NAJIB SAAB Wars for Heaven Destroy Earth   9/9/2014

Reports of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) have repeatedly warned that demand on resources and nature services by Arab countries is double what the region’s natural systems can provide...more

Ashok Khosla The challenge and necessary risk of soft power.  2/9/2014

There are few parts of the world that have been immune from the tendencies in recent decades for societies and economies to become more and more consolidated, centralized and authoritarian...more

Mathis Wackernagel Bookkeeping – perhaps boring, but essential  1/7/2014

Without keeping track of income and expenditure, running a successful business or managing a household is hard. The likelihood of bankruptcy looms more heavily if we are oblivious. But if we understand income and expenditures, assets and liabilities, we can ...more

MOHAMED EL-ASHRY 2014 climate summit: genuine pledges or political rhetoric?  10/4/2014

On September 23, at the invitation of the UN Secretary-General, 100 Heads of State and Government, including 9 from Arab countries, were joined by more than 800 leaders from business, finance, and civil society, at the Climate Summit in New York....more

Ashok Khosla Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: The Priceless Resource  7/4/2014

If our economic activity destroys the capability of the ecosystem to sustain our life support systems, which it will do if our decision systems continue to ignore their value, future generations will pay a very heavy cost....more