Middle East/Environment

At the same time, UN rights chief Volker Turk decries the impact of climate change, saying "we do not need more warnings. The dystopian future is already here'

Manama seeks to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2060, with gradual incrementation

The Prosperity Initiative was discussed by Israeli Energy Minister Yisrael Katz along with his Emirati and Jordanian counterparts, as well as U.S. officials

High winds have Cypriot officials on high alert of wildfire flareups, amid one of the longest heatwaves in the island's history

Heatwaves have affected large parts of the globe in recent weeks, linked by scientists to human-induced climate change

Over 2.3 million people in the narrow Palestinian enclave suffer power cuts for up to 12 hours a day

In 2017, the UAE lost up to 70 percent of its corals when water temperatures reached 99 degrees Fahrenheit

An Emirati diplomat says to 'let all sectors of the economy come, but let them say what their solutions are' for the climate crisis

Oil producers tout capturing carbon before it goes into the atmosphere as a potential solution to global warming, despite criticism from climate experts

'There is nothing that can be done to stop this at the moment,' experts say about an epidemic that decimated the black sea urchin population

Iraq was once dubbed 'the country of 30 million palm trees,' but decades of conflict and failing public policies ravaged the national symbol

'We report and the feeling is that there is no response. The suffering is daily – you cannot play outside, do sports, or go on a walk'

Tremors felt throughout the Levant in Lebanon, Syria, and Israel

This is the fourth earthquake felt in Israel since the beginning of February

'What pushed wheat farming were the problems with the supply chains in the last couple of years due to the Covid pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war'

In Israel, small earthquakes are a near constant in the north – a possible warning of things to come; for the Middle East, the threat is haunting

'We are no longer going to build any future power generation without carbon capture'

'Even though the world’s mangroves are declining due to natural and human challenges, Abu Dhabi has a different story to tell'

The complex will have 'lower waste and greenhouse gas emissions' than similar facilities around the world

First time in a century that endangered species reintroduced back into natural ranges

'I have taken a serious hit because of the pollution and the state's lack of interest in the environment'

600 Moroccan industrial companies will be supported by the new program

It's an important goal for both countries due to the ecological and touristic value of the site