Neither the End of Pandemics nor the Last of Wars

The world has faced massive crises in the last few years, starting with the Corona pandemic ... more

Organization of Nickel Exporting Countries?

The Future Minerals Forum, recently held in Riyadh, carries important connotations ... more

Did the Climate Summit Succeed?

By the time the climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh concludes, the outcomes will be classified under metaphors, ranging from failure and weakness ... more

Climate, a Step Forward

Now that the dust of the climate battles in Sharm El-Sheikh has settled, it is time for a levelheaded assessment that helps draw lessons and morals ... more

COPs From Trivial to Essential

As soon as the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) concluded ... more

A Year of Environmental Hopes and Disappointments

Environmental action in 2022 culminated in an image of the self-congratulatory applause of heads of delegations and international organizations ... more

Wasting Environment and Development Aid Continues

A former senior official at an international organization reminded me, when we met recently, of an article I wrote in 2000 ... more

From Disaster Management to Resource Management

The phrase “unprecedented” has become a common description in the past years, in media reports about natural disasters such as forest fires, droughts and floods ... more

Message from the "Old Continent"

Some Arab politicians and journalists have been frequently using the term "old continent" recently ... more

Yemen Tanker Joins Climate on the Brink of Disaster

The persistent delay in addressing the issue of the aging supertanker Safer, used as a floating storage and offloading vessel ... more