Climate Change: Not green, but greenhouse Plastic Atlas Plastics are sometimes seen as environmentally friendlier than other materials - not least because of their light weight. But the plastics boom is pumping huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
JIDARIYEH Takhayal Ramallah Jidariyeh is an imaginary of a much-needed revolution for claiming space in Ramallah. By George Tadros
History: Breakthrough in three letters Plastic Atlas The first plastics imitated ivory and silk and attracted just a limited market. Things took off after World War II with the rise of PVC. Cheap plastics soon conquered the world. By Alexandra Caterbow and Olga Speranskaya
History: Breakthrough in three letters Plastic Atlas The first plastics imitated ivory and silk and attracted just a limited market. Things took off after World War II with the rise of PVC. Cheap plastics soon conquered the world.
Plastic Atlas demonstrates scale of plastic pollution crisis and solutions for a zero waste future 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? 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 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 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 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? Briefing The Katowice UN Climate Change Conference will take place in Katowice from the 3rd till the 14th of December 2018. By Don Lehr
