by MENA-Forum | Sep 10, 2020 | Climate Change, Energy and Water Consumption, Energy Transition, Environment, Global Warming, Greening of the desert, MENA
Posted by The Gorkhali in climate change on 10th September 2020 is a good study on the Declines in global ecological security under climate change. The word “climate” makes most of us look up to the sky – however, the IPCC’s new special report on climate change and...
by MENA-Forum | Sep 4, 2020 | Climate Change, Construction Costs, Energy and Water Consumption, Environment, Global Warming, Green Buildings, Integration of Nature, MENA
MIT Technology Review’s CLIMATE CHANGE advises that Soaring AC demand will threaten our power grids and accelerate global warming – unless we begin making major changes soon and that Air conditioning technology is the great missed opportunity in the fight...
by MENA-Forum | Aug 21, 2020 | Energy and Water Consumption, Food production, Global Warming, International Conference, MENA, Politics, Trans-boundary Water Resources, Water Supply
Water shortages and transboundary water conflicts are fuelling conflicts across Africa and the Middle East. Add to that rapid urbanisation, and it’s a potentially explosive mix. Water wars will increasingly fuel African and Middle East conflicts By Clive Lipchin...
by MENA-Forum | Aug 13, 2020 | Climate Change, Energy and Water Consumption, Energy Transition, Global Warming, Greening of the desert, MENA, Pollution
The Earthbound Report in The unequal impact of heatwaves by Jeremy Williams is by any standard the most straightforward cause to effect explanation of our current situation worldwide. The unequal impact of heatwaves August 13, 2020 It’s raining as I write, bringing a...
by Faro | Jun 12, 2020 | Climate Change, Corruption, Democracy, Diversification of the economy, Emerging Markets, Expatriate Workers, Free Press, Freedom of Speech, Global Warming, Governance, Greening of the desert, Human Rights, Informal Market, MENA, Politics, Population Migration
Authors Olivia Macharis is a researcher at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut and Nadim Farajalla is Program Director of the Climate Change and Environment Program at the Issam Fares Institute for...
by Faro | Mar 24, 2020 | Construction Industry, Energy Transition, Engineering, Global Warming, Green Buildings, Innovation, MENA, Sustainable Development, Technology
A new low-cost solar technology for environmental cooling developed in Politecnico di Torino, Italy could bring some advantages in this day and age; especially in the MENA region. Space cooling and heating is a common need in most inhabited areas. In Europe, the...
