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Will AI Be Good or Bad for Future Climate Solutions?
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Is AI a climate change villain, whose insatiable hunger for electricity will roast the planet? Or will it help predict where the next climate disaster will strike and what to do about it?
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The Crises We Face Today Are Far Beyond Established Norms
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Mahmoud Mohieldin has spent much of his career mobilising financing to tackle the world’s greatest development challenges. A former senior executive at the World Bank and at the International Monetary Fund, he became the UN secretary-general’s special envoy on financing the 2030 Agenda in 2020, just as the Covid-19 pandemic began and further derailed progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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IPCC Is Under Pressure and Vulnerable Nations Fear Delay
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Scientists are under pressure from some petro-states and major developing countries to delay publication of a key global climate report, despite pleas from vulnerable countries worried that postponement could spell disaster for them.
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How Regenerative Architecture Is Actively Healing the Environment
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Nature-based systems provide practical mechanisms for achieving this objective. Bioswales, rain gardens, constructed wetlands, permeable paving, and restored stream corridors slow runoff while supporting filtration and infiltration are only a few amongst a infinitisimal variety of other solutions . . .
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AI Legislation ‘Must Keep Pace with Technological Changes’
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Bahrain could look into international experience to build a flexible legal framework for artificial intelligence, labelled nowadays as super intelligence by the Americans, that protects people and addresses and acknowledges emerging risks without holding back innovation . . .
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Beijing’s Wisdom in Urban Governance: Key Insights
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As cities around the world embrace artificial intelligence, big data and digital platforms, the idea of the “smart city” is often associated with sensors, algorithms and connected infrastructure.
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Saudi 1km Tower Nears Halfway Point in Jeddah
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The incredibly ambitious Jeddah Tower is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia and is due to be the world’s new tallest building once complete; it has already made it into the top 15 tallest buildings worldwide . . .
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Collective Action, Solidarity and Partnership in Qatar
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The State of Qatar has reaffirmed that sustainable development is not merely a national responsibility, but a shared global endeavor requiring strengthened international cooperation grounded in solidarity and partnership.
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Five Actions Middle East Cities Can Take for Resilience
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Temperatures in the region are rising at almost twice the global average, and several countries already experience summer highs above 50°C. So how can five actions be taken for resilience?
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