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Final COP27 countdown: Arab states need to refocus on their people
Right up to the final hours of #COP27, the Arab Group of delegations has maintained its historical pattern of blocking ambitious outcomes - most notably on matters relating to emissions reduction and energy transition. With a summit on their home turf, the Arab delegations have so far missed a great opportunity to drive climate negotiations…
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COP27: The People vs The Fossil Fuel Industry
As we near the end of the COP27 climate summit here in Sharm el Sheikh, the negotiations are getting more intense. The COP27 Presidency promised a COP of implementation, raising expectations both of Egypt’s leadership role in the Arab world and Africa, and also the importance of the summit’s outcomes to respond to an existential…
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COP27: Putting Justice at the Heart of Climate Action
When climate disaster is having a disproportionately large impact on the poorer communities of the Global South, a United Nations Climate Change Conference on the frontlines of the crisis is…
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Around the world citizens demand clean air now
Air pollution is the root cause of many serious health problems. During the week of World Health Day, from April 7- April 10, citizens around the world took to the streets to highlight the impact of air pollution on their health and on the planet.
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Cold waves and snowstorms: another alert on the reality of climate change?
After a summer of record high temperatures and devastating forest fires, 2022 started with cold weather not seen in decades. And while scientists predict heatwaves and drying as the impacts of climate change in the MENA region
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Greenpeace MENA congratulates Egypt and UAE as next climate COP hosts
Reacting to the announcement that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates will be the next hosts of the 27th and 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) respectively, Ghiwa Nakat, executive director of Greenpeace MENA, said...
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Guidelines from Greenpeace MENA in relation to the emissions/ smoke and dust created from the Explosion at Beirut Port on August 4th 2020
The explosion that took place at the port in Beirut appeared to happen in a facility storing approximately 2750 tonnes of the chemical ammonium nitrate which is used to manufacture fertilisers and explosives.
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Greenpeace: Lebanon is on fire and climate change is fueling it
More than 104 strong fires have been spreading out in different parts of Lebanon over the past 24 hours, forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of…
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For the first time in history Youth from Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, Iraq and other countries in the MENA region marched the streets and demanded climate actions!
In a week of action between friday 20th of September and today 27th, the world has witnessed the most inspiring days in the climate movement around the world with millions…
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Five leading environmentalists we are proud to have them in MENA
On International Women’s Day, Greenpeace celebrates five brave women in the Middle East and North Africa who have embarked the journey of change and created an environmental revolution in their…