Environment and Climate

North India is witnessing some of the most hazardous air quality seen in years, but it is the nation’s poorest who are being disproportionately affected by heightened health disparities as they have no choice but to breathe the air they know is toxic

Without the Tigris and Euphrates, civilisation as we know it would not have existed. Such is the significance of these rivers to Iraq that, as drought conditions worsen, the fate of the Mesopotamian Marshes may yet affect the fate of the nation.

The number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and north-east Bangladesh is the highest it has been in over 30 years.

With COP27 come and gone, environmentalists have since turned their attention to the legacy of the global summit. In one of the most climate-threatened regions on earth, debt relief has now been posited as a way to help marine conservation in MENA.

Yes, you can. On a recent trip to the island nation, The New Arab explored the different schemes and programmes visitors can enjoy, in particular an eco-conscious initiative at Lux South Ari Atoll where tourists can adopt corals.

Dubbed the 'fuel of the future,' green hydrogen is the hype of the day at COP27, especially among MENA states aiming to become hydrogen hubs in the coming decade. But what are the limits of this hydrogen craze?

The olive tree, the eternal symbol of peace and freedom, is under threat. Increased incidents of drought and heat waves across major producing countries have caused a dramatic fall in olive oil production, with solutions needed now more than ever.

COP27 negotiations concluded with a historic agreement on loss and damage. But outcomes were otherwise disappointing and the Arab group, led by Saudi Arabia, blocked any mention of phasing out fossil fuels – a key contributor to global warming.

Heads of state and prominent activists are using their platform at COP27 to demand a "loss and damage" fund to compensate for the disproportionate effects the climate crisis has had on the well-being of their countries.

Somalia is experiencing one of its worst-ever droughts with its population in desperate need of sustainable, practical solutions. Khalid Abdille, program manager of the Somali Greenpeace Association, tells us about his successes to remedy the crisis.