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YemenClimate and EnvironmentClimate Change: A New Battlefield in Yemen’s Ongoing Conflict
Sep 6, 2024Afrah NasserLike the rest of the world, Yemen is facing the profound effects of climate change on sectors from agriculture and health to the broader economy and natural re…
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Bracing for the Sandstorm: The Gulf Energy Transition Imperative
Jun 6, 2024Before the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
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COP28: Achievements Fall Short of the Goal
Dec 21, 2023The recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, otherwise known as COP28, marked a significant moment in global efforts to address cl…
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Climate Change in the Middle East Is a Humanitarian Crisis
Apr 13, 2023It has become undeniably clear that climate change is already wreaking havoc across the globe, destroying lives and livelihoods and drastically altering entire…
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The Arabian Peninsula and The GulfClimate and EnvironmentThe Costs and Benefits of Water Desalination in the Gulf
Apr 12, 2023Achref ChibaniDesalination has been identified as one technology that could help solve Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries’ water scarcity problem. Desalination is a co…
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North AfricaClimate and EnvironmentGreen Power Politics in North African Countries: Continuity or Change?
Mar 1, 2023Achref ChibaniIn 2023, environmental and climate issues will again be at the top of the policy agenda in the Middle East and North Africa. The upcoming COP28 climate confere…
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COP27 in Egypt: Progress or Stalemate on Climate Justice?
Dec 7, 2022Sharm el-Sheikh, which just half a century ago was a remote Bedouin fishing village, is now one of Egypt’s premier tourist destinations for visitors from aroun…
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COP27 and the MENA Region: Can Climate Change Pledges Result in Action?
Oct 27, 2022In November of this year, Egypt will host the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). While this is not the first time a COP has been held in …
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Climate Change and Migration in the Middle East and North Africa
Sep 29, 2022A common refrain among activists advocating for a better, more globally-focused climate policy is that climate change is a global crisis. As former Secretary-G…
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Confronting Water Scarcity in North Africa
Aug 31, 2022North African communities have a long history of water management and governance. From millennia-old underground water channels and other methods of water stor…
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Sand and Dust Storms in the MENA Region: A Problem Awaiting Mitigation
Jul 29, 2022The cities of the Arabian Gulf are presented as the epitome of the hypermodern urban environment. Skyscrapers made of concrete, steel, and glass shimmer in the…
