Arab Environment Watch: Climate Change Policies

Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Middle East

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:47:11 GMT

Source: Pal Telegraph, processed from World Bank resources The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is particularly vulnerable to climate change. It is one of the world's most water-scarce and dry regions; with a high dependency on climate-sensitive agriculture and a large share of its population and economic activity in flood-prone urban coastal zones. On the other hand, societies... [read more]

Comprehensive Report on the Impacts of Climate Change on Arab World to be released soon

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:47:00 GMT

Last month I was involved in the translation of the landmark report to be released by the Arab Forum on Environment and Developemnt on Nov 19th in Beirut entitled "Impacts of Climate Change on the Arab World". From my review of three important draft chapters I can say that the report will be a comprehensive outlook on the impacts of climate change on the region, documented for the first time in... [read more]

The Climate Deal may not be Sealed in Copenhagen

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:37:52 GMT

This may be hugely disappointing for the majority of world population and environmental activists, but many countries will be rejoice in secret if a deal is not reached at Copenhagen next months. The gloomy propspects have been reiterated again today in a feature published by the Guardian quoting officials from industrialised countries casting doubts over the possibility of sealing the deal on emission... [read more]

Environment Ministers in Jordan and Sweden warning about the challenge of Climate Change

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:26:30 GMT

Ministers of Environemnt in Jordan (Khalid Irani) and Sweden (Andreas Calgren) have wrote a joint article that was published by the Jordan Times on Thursday Nov 5th, in preparation for a joint Jordan-EU conference to be held in Amman on Nov 8th entitled "the road to Copenhagen". Here is the text of the article The climate is changing fast. All over the world, including in Jordan,... [read more]

Strategic Implications of Climate Change on the Middle East

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:59:00 GMT

Under the theme 'strategic implications of climate change" the Biterlemons has published a package of articles and interviews reflecting the potential and current impacts of climate change on the region from a strategic perspectives. The articles can be accessed here http://www.bitterlemons-international.org/previous.php?opt=1&id=288 This is the full text of an interesting... [read more]

Gore in energy plea to Gulf

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:09:00 GMT

Source: The National Leah Oatway DUBAI // The former US vice president Al Gore urged Gulf leaders yesterday to keep trying to capture the world’s renewable energy market.Mr Gore, whose campaigning on climate change won him a share of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, said GCC nations “have the wealth in their legacy from oil and gas, and the ability to follow a vision to take... [read more]

Jordan's Minister of Environment blogs about Climate Change

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:38:00 GMT

Yesterday marked the global Blogging Action Day 2009 with the all important theme of Climate Change being the common denominator of all the blogs posted on that particular day, almost 10,000 posts. The Jordanian Minister of Environment Khalid Irani provided an unprecedented expression from an Arab official using modern social media tool. Here is his post written for 7iber.com which is Jordan's... [read more]

Jordan to demand support for efforts to curb climate change

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:24:20 GMT

Source: Jordan Times 17.9.2009 By Hana Namrouqa Jordan will demand industrial countries’ support for national projects that curb the impact of climate change in the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The conference, which will be held in Copenhagen in December, is expected to yield a climate change deal building upon the... [read more]

Najib Saab: Climate Change: Challenge of Tomorrow, Solution for Today

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:22:12 GMT

This is the editorial of Najib Saab publisher and editor-in-chief of Environment & Development the leading environmental magazine in the Arab World for the September issue http://www.najibsaab.com/english/editordetails.asp?id=220 Climate Change: Challenge of Tomorrow, Solution for Today Is it true that combating climate change hampers efforts to tackle... [read more]

Water Planning in Jordan disregards Climate Change

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:11:00 GMT

My article published in the Jordan Times today By Batir Wardam The 2008-2022 national water strategy has been officially endorsed. This document will set the planning platform for the most crucial development sector in the country for the next 14 years. In a country where values like good governance, accountability, transparency, public participation and decentralisation... [read more]

Gulf states can be leaders in combating climate change

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:33:05 GMT

This is a very important and well articulated argument encouraging Gulf states to look to the positive side of Climate Change committments. The article is written by Mari Luomi who is researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and a doctoral candidate at Durham University. It was published in the National newspaper on June 15th. By: Mari Luomi The... [read more]