Environment
Conserving biodiversity: An epic failure
May 23, 2010
Conserving biodiversity: An epic failure
In 2002, states at the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed to significantly reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity by…
Egypt’s local initiatives with alternative energy
May 19, 2010
Egypt’s local initiatives with alternative energy
Fossil fuel reserves are rapidly decreasing consequently environment specialists and governments worldwide are fetching for alternative sources of energy to…
Speaking of Water Part III: Water as a human right
May 16, 2010
Speaking of Water Part III: Water as a human right
As concerns about access to water have grown, so have new understandings of how to legally address the issue. Some…
Sudan and Egypt to cooperate on water treatment
May 15, 2010
Sudan and Egypt to cooperate on water treatment
The Company for Drinking Water and Sewage in the governorate of Beheira and the Drinking Water Authority of the Sudanese…
Speaking of Water Part II: Virtual water and water wars in the MENA region
May 12, 2010
Speaking of Water Part II: Virtual water and water wars in the MENA region
“Water,” goes the bromide, “is the new oil.” The apparent equivalence of the two resources--both are relatively scarce--masks a curious…
Speaking of water, pt I: Virtual water in MENA region
May 10, 2010
Speaking of water, pt I: Virtual water in MENA region
Water poverty and oil wealth are locked into a peculiar relationship in which the abundance of one resource can make…
Biodiversity education and realities
May 8, 2010
Biodiversity education and realities
Biodiversity refers to the variety of plant and animal life in a given habitat, but for many Egyptians it is…
2nd MENA solar forum convenes in Cairo
May 6, 2010
2nd MENA solar forum convenes in Cairo
On 4 and 5 May, solar energy experts and industrialists from all over the world met in Egypt to discuss…
Egypt hosts conference on reducing poverty, protecting environment
May 3, 2010
Egypt hosts conference on reducing poverty, protecting environment
Last week the American University in Cairo hosted a conference to launch the WinWin Initiative as part of the Hanns…
Managing Cairo’s solid waste: We need to get our hands dirty too
May 3, 2010
Managing Cairo’s solid waste: We need to get our hands dirty too
Cairo alone hosts 17 million people. Seventeen million people purchasing and consuming, and, according to official figures, producing every day…