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Chapter II: Water resources and social and environmental justice
Water is an essential “weapon” to keep up with various political, economic and human rights issues. The Arab region is not exempt from the challenges of water scarcity, or conflict…
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Chapter I: Social and climate justice in the context of urban planning in the Arab region
Ibn Khaldun considers that urbanization is "how a country ages and improves its situation with the mediation of agriculture, industry, trade, its large population of citizens and the success of...
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Introduction: “Environment and Justice in the Arab World
There is an integrated interrelationship between preserving the environment and ensuring social and economic justice in the Arab world. The current economic system prioritizes profit...
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UN must act to prevent major oil spill catastrophe in Yemen
Greenpeace called for swift action from the United Nations (UN) to resolve the long outstanding environmental and humanitarian threat posed by the FSO Safer
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Greenpeace MENA and Arab Forum for Alternatives Announce Team Up to Promote the Discussion of a Green and Just Recovery in the Region
Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa and the Arab Forum for Alternatives announced today a series of online webinars that will be organised to discuss the challenges
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Greenpeace MENA on the Mediterranean oil spill that has reached the Lebanese southern
We call for immediate action from the Ministry of Environment to assess the severity of this spill via an urgent survey and monitoring programme and to put in place a plan to minimize the impacts on...
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Greenpeace warns against importing highly polluting Iraqi fuel – Give our lungs a break!
Iraqi oil has a high sulfur content and using it for power generation will worsen the air pollution in Lebanon that has already reached an alarming level
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What is the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
Climate change cannot be assessed by observing weather in a single location—it requires monitoring large-scale climate trends over decades.
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Sulphur Dioxide Emission Hotspots Report
This report was issued by Greenpeace India and Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air for 2020 and takes a close look at the emission hotspots of this poisonous gas
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Middle East Records Some of the Highest Global SO2 Emissions
The report revealed that Saudi Arabia recorded the highest levels of sulfur dioxide emissions in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019, followed by Kuwait, the UAE, Iraq and Morocco