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Record-tall Wind Turbine Towers with 3D-printed Concrete Bases
GE Renewable Energy, COBOD and LafargeHolcim announced today that they will partner to co-develop wind turbines with optimized 3D printed concrete bases, reaching record heights up to 200 meters.
The Middle East’s coronavirus crisis threatens the environment too
The COVID-19 pandemic has set the world back on the slippery slope of plastic overuse, just when it seemed as if plastic reduction was becoming an achievable goal, experts fear.
Roads and Railway Projects to Protect People and Nature
With construction paused, let’s rethink roads and railway projects to protect people and nature advice of Charis Enns, University of Manchester; Alex Awiti, The Aga Khan University, and Brock Bersaglio, University of Birmingham could easily be adapted into any corner of the MENA region.
The Middle East’s Threat Multiplier
Although many factors contributed to the mass protest movements in Iraq in recent years, and in Egypt a decade ago, climate change was the common denominator. By exacerbating endemic problems such as water scarcity and food insecurity, global warming threatens to plunge an already unstable region into the abyss.
The Expats are leaving Dubai
It’s a choice facing millions of foreigners across the Gulf as the fallout from the pandemic and a plunge in energy prices forces economic adjustments.
Empowering Creative Youth and Local Designers
There’s one thing that unites generally all creative youth in the MENA region: their lack of representation and trouble in finding a platform that documents their story for others to see, hear and share.
MENA’s trade performance, and its projected growth
MENA has had a tough few years and last year was not really any different. The combined effects of the trade war between the US and China, the UK’s exit from the EU and enduring intra-regional tensions, particularly between the US and Iran, made 2019 a poor year for trade.
1.35 cents/kWh: Record Abu Dhabi solar bid
A rather meaningful piece of energy news went almost unnoticed in recent weeks. The Abu Dhabi Power Corporation announced the lowest tariff for solar energy in the world.
The time has come to restart tourism!
The World Tourism Organization, produced the following press release for the purpose of marking the World Environment Day. The One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme has announced its new vision for global tourism: growing better, stronger, and balancing the needs of people, planet, and prosperity.
MENA Region Is Poised To Be The Next Fintech Hub
SCOOPEMPIRE’ s TECH wondering Why The MENA Region Is Poised To Be The Next Fintech Hub, its Scoop Team on Jun 4, 2020 answered What is Fintech, and where is it most prominent in this essay.
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – FEBRUARY 05: A man Jet skis past the city skyline at sunset on February 5, 2015 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the second most populous city after Dubai with a population of around two million people. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)