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Why impact investing in the MENA region is poised for growth
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.The MENAregion is approaching a rare convergence of factors that make it one of the world’s most strategic opportunities for impact investment. With over $1trn (€878bn) in reconstruction needs and a $660bn annual SDG financing gap, the region demands urgent solutions, but also offers scalable innovations with global relevance.
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Dilemma of climate action and development
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When the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was signed at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, it was agreed only industrialised countries would have to undertake emissions cuts. To this end, Annex I was added to the convention, listing the 37 nations that were considered industrialised.
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Green tech boosts land restoration efforts in the Gulf
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Green technologies are playing a growing role in helping hyper-arid regions like the Gulf confront some of the world’s most acute environmental challenges as climate pressures escalate.
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Solar Puts Us in Fast Lane to 100% Renewables
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Solar energy is also causing the fastest energy change in history. Along with support from wind energy, it offers unlimited, cheap, clean and reliable energy forever.
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Egypt Breaks Ground on Transformational Forty-Four Billion Pounds Smart Capital
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A futuristic urban centre is rising from the sands of Egypt’s eastern desert, as the country pushes ahead with one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in its modern history. Designed to become a model for urban development across the African continent, the New Administrative Capital of Egypt is poised to redefine city living through cutting-edge technology, AI-driven infrastructure, and sustainable planning.
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Sustainable is the new developed
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In 2015, all members of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, in the realization that sustainable development in various fields and dimensions, including the sustainable development of the economy and human rights, sustainable development of the relations between countries
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How climate and culture influence Iranian architecture
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The architecture of northern Iran exhibits an extroverted quality. Buildings are designed to let in the sounds of rain, birds and rustling trees, as well as scents of nature.
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How AI is reshaping the future of informal work in the Global South
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Across sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and much of Latin America, informal work remains the dominant form of employment. In some regions, it represents over 80% of total labour – domestic workers, street vendors, market traders, masons, etc – whose jobs may be un-contracted but are critically important to the economy.
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Mauritania: Nouakchott data centre inaugurated
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This project will bolster Mauritania’s digital sovereignty and help expand connectivity and private sector contributions to national and regional development, all of which are objectives of the West African Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme (WARCI
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