Plastic Atlas demonstrates scale of plastic pollution crisis and solutions for a zero waste future Published: 31 October 2019 Press Release 49 detailed infographics over 19 chapters cover many aspects of plastic production, consumption and disposal.
Climate change and human rights – Can the courts fix it? Published: 18 March 2019 Overview Climate litigation is on the rise - in Germany, in Europe and worldwide. What role can courts play in the fight against climate change? This article shows the link between human rights and climate change, its implications, and introduces some of the cases.
COP24: Coal Country Hosts Climate Negotiations Published: 24 February 2019 Expectations were high for COP24, yet world leaders failed to adequately respond to climate change. What happened at COP24 and what does this mean for Palestine and the region? By Ruba Anabtawi
The Reality of Waste Management in Gaza: Risks & Challenges Published: 15 January 2019 Article Imagine a small and enclosed space with 2 million inhabitants, cramped together, living literally on top of one another. By Hamza Khalil Abu Eltarabesh
The Effect of Marine Litter on Marine Life in the Red Sea Published: 5 January 2019 Article The Red Sea has the highest levels of hard corals (Scleractinian) in the Indian Ocean region and more than 1,280 fish species. According to scientific references, the Red Sea has the highest levels of endemic marine organisms, as 12.9% of shallow fish species and 19 out of 346 species of hard coral species (5.5%) are only found in the Red Sea.
What's at stake for COP 24? Published: 27 November 2018 Briefing The Katowice UN Climate Change Conference will take place in Katowice from the 3rd till the 14th of December 2018. By Don Lehr
Sowing the seeds of an equitable world Published: 27 October 2017 The reclamation of seed as a common good has begun. Following the concept of open source, new approaches evolve that result in the cultivation of a large number of species and varieties.
“We’ll always have Paris” Published: 4 December 2016 At the UN’s COP 22 climate conference in Marrakech, the international community closed ranks despite (or perhaps because of?) the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president.
Morocco must breathe life into the Paris Agreement Published: 6 November 2016 The UN climate summit in Marrakech from 7 to 18 November, is the crucial next step for operationalizing the Paris Agreement. Many controversial issues such as damages caused by climate change and financing for the poorest countries are on the agenda.
Hydroponics in Gaza: a Modern Technique for a Safer Cultivation Published: 25 September 2016 Without a plow or an axe, farmer Eyad al-Attar tours his crops in his lush green limited land, as he uses hydroponics as a new agricultural way which excludes soil. By NAWA - Women Media Agency
