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New postgraduate degree to put Paris Agreement into action

by | 23 May 2022 | Clean Energy, Climate Change, Education & Culture, Environment, Higher education, International Conference, MENA, Research & Development, Sustainable Development | 0 Comments

Plans are advancing at speed to create a new postgraduate degree specialising in the Paris Agreement on climate change in a bid to develop future leaders able to tackle the challenges of sustainability and advance transformative climate action . . .

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Opportunities arising from Middle East’s Asian pivot

by | 23 May 2022 | Economic Development, Finance and Investment, Fossil Fuels, MENA, Smart Technology, Technological Development | 0 Comments

The Middle East has always been considered an energy exporter to Asean, but this relationship has become more nuanced in recent years, especially as the former has shifted its focus to boosting non-oil exports.

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The North African region is a “hotspot”

by | 21 May 2022 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Environment, Food production, Global Warming, Indigenous knowledge, Integration of Nature, MENA, Sustainable Development, Water Supply | 0 Comments

Rainfall is expected to decrease and temperature to rise, which will have a direct impact on water resource capacities.  Climate models show that these trends will strengthen over the future years.

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A new approach to sustainable tourism: Balanced Tourism

A new approach to sustainable tourism: Balanced Tourism

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) announces its bold new approach to sustainability – Balanced Tourism, a key milestone in its strategy to drive overall sector growth and become the regional leader in sustainable tourism by 2025.

MENA states may be able to meet their green ambitions

MENA states may be able to meet their green ambitions

The news of more than a month now has been and still is that of Ukraine.  The refusal of the latter to get in step and put itself in the lap of the big brother gives us all this crash of landscapes and other nuisances of the country’s built environment.

 

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