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Iran and the Arabian Peninsula Depend on Desalination
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The Gulf region has been defined by oil for decades. Tankers, pipelines and refineries have long been seen as the region’s most critical – and vulnerable – assets.
In the past few days, US-Israeli strikes hit oil depots in Tehran, with reports emerging of black rain falling for hours afterwards . . .
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Yemen: Rebuilding Urban Life Amid Conflict Challenges
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Yemen’s cities have borne the brunt of over a decade of conflict, with widespread destruction of infrastructure. Waste collection services have halted, urban roads have been destroyed, and critical facilities are without power.
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Circular Economy in Construction: A New Approach
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The industry accounts for roughly 40% of global resource extractions. This level of removal puts immense strain on ecosystems and depletes finite materials. Construction also accounts for around 37% of global carbon emissions.
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Iran’s Cultural Heritage in the Crossfire: An Overview
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Airstrikes near historic districts in Tehran and Isfahan have damaged monuments that have survived for centuries. The losses highlight how war can endanger not only lives but also the historical memory embedded in cities and landscapes.
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A diverse path to the reform towards a sustainable trade
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For decades, the international trade system has driven poverty reduction and economic development at an unprecedented scale.
Yet the benefits of that growth have not been evenly shared, leading to growing unhappiness with the status quo.
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Economics of Desalination and Local Integration Explained
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Seawater desalination has established itself as a cornerstone of water security in arid and semi-arid regions. Population growth, rapid urbanization, industrialization, and climate variability have significantly increased pressure on conventional water resources, making the use of non-conventional sources essential.
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A new way to envision multispecies architecture today
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What if a sustainable building didn’t just avoid harming the environment, but actively functioned as an ecosystem in its own right, sheltering endangered species, sequestering carbon, and rewilding the land beneath it? This is the research question behind EDEN, an ambitious architectural initiative from the OXMAN design lab.
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The Need For Global Growth Is A Billionaire’s Lie
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With the ongoing global focus on increasing gross domestic products, natural capital becomes an innocent and seemingly inevitable byproduct. Ecosystems and natural resources are not infinite, yet the industrialized economy treats them as if they were.
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MENA Region: Huge Opportunity for Recycling Growth
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The MENA region produces more than 155 million tonnes of waste per year, a figure expected to double by 2050.
Waste is already causing US$ 7 billion (EUR 6 billion) in environmental damage each year, says the World Bank in a new report.
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