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UK lawmaker calls for regulation of Big Tech
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Big Tech faced a call for increased regulation and scrutiny at the Global Security Forum 2025 Tuesday from a UK lawmaker who argued that the current relationship between governments and tech giants may be compromised and poses a strategic security risk.
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Sustainable Solutions Made Possible by Chemistry
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“Since the first Earth Summit in 1992, the chemical industry has played an essential and integrated role in delivering solutions that enable inclusive and greener economies,” ICCA President Andrew N. Liveris, chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company, said. “Today, more than 20 years later, our industry is a proactive participant at Rio+20, highlighting innovations, technologies and processes that are applied around the world, every day, delivering on the promise of sustainability and made possible only through the application of chemistry.”
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Gaza In Ruins: The Environmental Toll of the Israel-Hamas War
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Although Palestine is a relatively small territory, it has historically been an ecologically rich area due to the abundant groundwater dispersed by sand wells throughout Gaza. More than 250 species of birds and 100 species of mammals rely on these sources of water. The health of Gazan wildlife, ecosystems and freshwater has been in decline for many decades, and has taken a sharper downtown since the war began.
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Sustainable construction: What’s needed to drive action in 2025 and beyond?
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In an era marked by major demographic, social, energy and climate challenges, sustainable construction is no mere trend – it’s an urgent necessity. As the construction sector faces the task of accelerating its transformation to meet immense challenges, the 2025 Sustainable Construction Barometer, a global survey published by Saint-Gobain’s Sustainable Construction Observatory
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Iraq farmers turn to groundwater to boost desert yield
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Groundwater is a contingency measure, and it should be used only in urgent cases” such as droughts “to sustain food security only”, not to expand farmland for commercial purposes, Muqdadi said . . .
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Trade tension key risk to MENA economic outlook
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The IMF projects the MENA economy to grow by 2.6 per cent this year, down 1.3 percentage points from its previous estimate. Growth is expected to pick up to 3.4 per cent next year.
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Developments in AI need to be properly regulated
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is often hailed as the defining technology of the 21st century, shaping everything from economic growth to national security. But as global investment in AI accelerates, many experts are beginning to ask whether the world has embarked on an AI “arms race”.
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Experts discuss indigenous knowledge in water resource management
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One of the key sessions, on the first day of Qatar Foundation’s Earthna Summit 2025 focused on the integration of ancestral wisdom with modern technology in water resource management. Deputy Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Dr. Manzoor Qadir emphasised the overlooked potential of traditional water systems.
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Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Engineering and Ecology
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The escalating global population intensifies resource scarcity, biodiversity decline, and climate change, placing immense pressure on ecosystems and generating numerous social, economic, and environmental crises. Embracing sustainable development presents a pathway to mitigate these environmental challenges through enhanced resource efficiency and conservation efforts.
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