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UAE Leading the Way on Shifting to Greener Energy
By Rabiya JafferyABU DHABI, Jul 20 2017 (IPS)Much of the world is moving away from oil for its electricity generation, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which says that globally the...
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Rising Temperatures May Limit Aircraft Takeoffs Globally
By Rabiya JafferyABU DHABI, Aug 29 2017 (IPS)Rising temperatures due to global warming may ground up to a third of airplanes worldwide in the decades to come, according to a recently published analysis...
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Women Play Key Role in Solar Energy Projects
A vegetable vendor in Bangalore using a solar lamp to light her stall. Credit: SELCO/IPSBy Rabiya JafferyABU DHABI, Aug 31 2017 (IPS)Since weather affects everyone, the idea that women are more...
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Lobbying & Sponsorships at COP23 Corrupted Climate Talks
Carbon Projects Waiting to Exhale. Credit : IPSBy Rabiya JafferyABU DHABI, Nov 20 2017 (IPS)The world’s nations got together in Bonn, Germany, for the 23rd annual Conference of the Parties (COP) under...
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Impact of Climate Change on Karachi May be One of Pakistan’s Biggest Threats
The impact of climate change. Credit: UN Photo/WFP/Amjad JamalBy Rabiya JafferyKARACHI, Pakistan, Feb 2 2018 (IPS)Historically a small fishing village, Karachi has now turned into Pakistan’s biggest...
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Asian & African Migrants Continue To Face Exploitation in Mideast
By Rabiya JafferyAMMAN, Jordan, Mar 22 2018 (IPS)With more and more people living outside their country of origin, it is becoming increasingly clear that stronger legal parameters — within and between...
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Pakistan Needs Global Climate Funds to Combat Shifting Weather Patterns
By Rabiya JafferyKARACHI, Pakistan, Mar 26 2018 (IPS)As shifting weather patterns and extreme climates become the norm, access to climate funds are deemed essential for developing countries, such as...
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Ethiopian Domestic Workers Battle for Survival in Saudi Arabia
African refugees await news of their work and residency visa applicatiosn in Lavinsky Park near the Tel Aviv, Israel. Credit: Zack Baddorf/ZUMA Press / IPSBy Rabiya JafferyJEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Sep 21...
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UAE Raising Awareness About the Impact of Climate Change
Vegan Society in the United Arab EmiratesBy Rabiya JafferyABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,, Oct 19 2018 (IPS)The Middle East, due to its geographical location, is particularly prone to the impacts of...
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NGOs Call for Disinvestments in Biodiversity Destruction
Credit: Global Forest CoalitionBy Rabiya JafferySHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 21 2018 (IPS)A discussion held earlier this week at the ongoing Convention of Biodiversity’s (CBD) Conference of Parties in...
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Indigenous Leaders are Calling for New Global Agreement to Protect Amazon
By Rabiya JafferySHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 27 2018 (IPS)Leaders of Amazon’s indigenous groups are calling for a new global agreement to protect and restore at least half of the world’s natural...
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Over Half of the World’s Tropical Forests Have been Destroyed, Say...
UN Biodiversity Conference in progress in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. The conference ends November 29. Credit: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)By Rabiya JafferySHARM EL SHEIKH,...
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The Future of Urbanism: Is the UAE Pioneering it?
Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. Credit: MasdarBy Rabiya JafferyABU DHABI, UAE, Feb 22 2019 (IPS) According to data from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Arab world is one of the most urbanised areas...
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Climate Change to Further Escalate Violence in Western Africa
Credit: UNBy Rabiya JafferyAbu Dhabi, UAE, Oct 28 2019 (IPS) Nearly 50 million people in west Africa rely on agriculture and livestock for their livelihood but the land available for pastoral use has...
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Warming Temperatures & Decades of Oil Spills Cause Irreversible Damage to the...
By Rabiya JafferyJEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug 10 2020 (IPS) The Persian Gulf is one of the most strategic waterways in the world and is also one of the most polluted. According to estimates by experts,...
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Water Security in Jordan is Crucial to Maintaining Stability in the Country
A child from the Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan raised a flag to represent Goal 6, Safe Water and Sanitation. Credit: UNICEF Jordan/badranBy Rabiya JafferyAMMAN, Jordan, Oct 1 2020 (IPS) Jordan is one...
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A Pakistani Farmer is Using Technology to Stop Agricultural Exploitation
Credit: IPSBy Rabiya JafferyAMMAN, Jordan, Dec 21 2020 (IPS) Anas Shaikh is a Pakistani farmer on a mission to bring solutions to the many difficulties small and medium-scale farmer’s face in making a...
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