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As top climate talks unfold at COP27, no progress is expected for the millions due to be displaced by climate change. To this day, there is no legal recognition for “climate refugees” and no sustainable funding plan on the table for host countries.

Effective climate action is not possible in a repressive environment, high-profile human rights defenders – including the sister of jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah – powerfully affirmed last night at COP27.

With the Middle East Green Initiative, oil-reliant Saudi Arabia is trying to portray itself as a regional climate champion. But how “green” is the initiative, and how credible are Riyadh’s net-zero pledges?

Held in Egypt, COP27 will bring up key issues for African and Arab states, including how to compensate the most vulnerable for the loss & damage caused by climate change. But the talks take place in a difficult context and little progress is expected

Two Jordanian entrepreneurs want to depollute agricultural land and revive local industries in rural Jordan thanks to pyrolysis, a process that turns plastic into fuel.

The first deportation flight to Rwanda is due to take off on June 14. But the new policy is already wrecking lives and taking a heavy toll on the mental health of migrants at the French-English border.