| | Green light at the end of the economy's dark tunnel | | By Najib Saab
January 2009
The world enters a new year under the burden of two major crises that have caused havoc in 2008: the food crisis and the financial-economic crisis. The cause of the current food crises was mainly attributed to the expansion in the production of biofuels from agricultural crops that were intended to be used as food for humans. | | more... | |
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| | Escaping forward from the environment | | By Najib Saab
March 2008
Workers in one rich gulf country went on strike last month protesting against miserable living conditions provided by a major construction firm, which is building an ‘artificial island”. Each six of the workers were given one room for accommodation, less than16 sq meters in area and devoid of the basic hygiene conditions. | | more... | |
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| | Environmental liability not the remission of sins | | By Najib Saab
September 2007
Responding to objections over pollution from cement and chemical plants located inside residential areas, an Arab Minister of Environment used the concept of “sustainable development” to justify pollution. | | more... | |
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 | | | Arab Environment in 10 Years | | | ARAB ENVIRONMENT IN 10 YEARS crowns a decade of the series of annual reports produced by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) on the state of Arab environment. It tracks and analyzes changes focusing on policies and governance, including level of response and engagement in international environmental treaties. It also highlights developments in six selected priority areas, namely water, energy, air, food, green economy and environmental scientific research. |
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