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Sustainability in an unstable world
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Amid new geopolitical conflicts and economic pressures, some argue that sustainability has become an unaffordable luxury. But one should not assume a trade-off between sustainability and security. On the contrary, if we frame climate change, security risks, and economic needs as competing priorities, we risk losing on all fronts.
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Why many Syrian refugees aren’t returning home
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When news of Bashar al-Assad’s downfall broke on December 8 2024, 13 years after the beginning of the Syrian uprising, Syrians around the world rejoiced.
We rejoiced along with them, having spent the last decade in conversation with Syrians displaced to the neighbouring countries of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, where we research humanitarian aid in refugee camps and revolutionaries in exile.
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How sustainability reporting should shape corporate strategy
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Companies are under pressure not only to measure, report and achieve their sustainability goals but also to navigate new jurisdictional reporting mandates, evolving voluntary regulations and increasing expectations of investors.
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Decolonising sustainability: expanding understandings of the SDGs
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.Viewing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a decolonial lens aims to expand our understanding of sustainability, recognising that development is merely one of many possible frameworks for understanding the world.
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“The Biggest Transformation in the Global Economy Since the Industrial Revolution”
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With all the political craziness lately, it’s been easy to lose track of the bigger picture of the cleantech revolution to some extent. Clearly, in the US, there’s some big backward movement on electric vehicles, solar power, and wind power. The Fossil Fuel Party is doing its thing and . . . .
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Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers
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Just over half the world’s population shares a river or lake basin with at least one other country. To sustainably manage those water resources for the health of people, ecosystems and economies, neighboring countries must work together. However, many countries have been less willing to cooperate in recent years, even to protect a resource as vital as freshwater.
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Arab region’s GDP climbs 1.8% to $3.6tn in 2024
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he Arab region’s gross domestic product increased by 1.8 percent, reaching $3.6 trillion in 2024, despite facing regional challenges, according to new data.
The report, released by the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation or Dhaman, showed that growth was primarily concentrated in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, and Algeria, which together accounted for over 72 percent of the region’s total GDP, as reported by the Kuwait News Agency.
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The Role Of Sustainable Finance In Developing Economies
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Sustainable finance is a crucial driver of economic growth and a catalyst of environmental resilience in developing economies like Kosovo, where my company operates. It allows financial institutions to address climate-related issues while simultaneously providing sustained economic stability.
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The Middle East’s first comprehensive carbon budget published
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The Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes (RECCAP) project launched in 2011 to provide regional carbon budgets at continental and oceanic scales.
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