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Sustainability in the Middle East

April 16, 2013

Political uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa have created new opportunities for environmental action. From the deserts of Jordan to high-tech cities of the UAE, green thinking is taking root.

Camels sit waiting to be ridden by tourists in Wadi Rum on October 12, 2008 in Petra, Jordan. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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Climate risk in Gulf

The Persian Gulf has reached the "limits of natural sustainability," a Qatar author says.
May 21, 2013

Green energy in Lebanon

Small produers of renewable energy are greening Lebanon's power grid
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Desert struggle

Tourists have an impact on Jordan’s unique Wadi Rum desert - a mixed blessing.
April 2, 2013

Arab environmentalism

Young Arab leaders head to the climate talks in Doha to demand that their governments take action.
November 22, 2012

Egypt mourns

A journalist reflects on the life of Egyptian environmentalist Mindy Baha El Din who died on Monday.
March 19, 2013

Abu Dhabi goes solar

The world's biggest thermal solar power plant has gone online in oil-rich Abu Dhabi.
April 11, 2013

Gulf without oil

The countries around the Persian Gulf seem to be preparing for a post-oil era.
February 21, 2013

Solar Qatar

Qatar is investing in solar energy projects to desalinate water and support industrial production.
December 31, 2012

Qatari solar

Solar energy could provide cheap, clean power to the oil- and gas-rich Gulf states, including Qatar.
November 26, 2012

Animal migration

The West Bank barrier is blocking animal migration between Israel and the Palestinian territories.
November 2, 2012
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