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By Peter Schwartzstein That future wars will be fought over water, rather than oil, has become something of a truism, particularly with regard to the Middle East. It’s also one that most water experts have refuted time and time and time again. But while this preference for cooperation over conflict may (and emphasis on may) remain true of interstate disputes, this blanket aversion to…

The initiatives aim to clearly define a road map that will protect the planet Prince Mohammed said that the Kingdom and the region face significant climate challenges such as desertification JEDDAH: The Kingdom is opting for a more sustainable future with the launch of the Green Saudi and Green Middle East initiatives. Announced by Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

Crown prince announced the Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Green Initiative on Saturday Regional countries say they are ready work with the Kingdom to achieve its goals RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held telephone calls with regional leaders on Sunday to discuss his new environmental initiatives. The crown prince announced…

LVMH announced they would budget 5 million Euros to help reforestation and rehabilitation of degraded lands while preventing and improving the management of fires and water pollution in biosphere reserves in Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, and Peru to help safeguard the ecosystems of the Amazon rainforest. LVMH Initiatives For the Environment LVMH, in partnership with UNESCO…

LVMH – a partner of the UNESCO MAB (Man and the Biosphere) program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year – revealed its new biodiversity strategy at the “Our Planet, Our Future” Forum organized by UNESCO. It is one of the pillars of the new LIFE 360 program (LVMH Initiatives For the Environment), and aims to have a positive net contribution to biodiversity: by limiting the activity…

People across northern China battled dust-laden winds and orange-tinted skies earlier this month as the biggest sandstorm in nearly a decade engulfed a huge swath of the region. Such extreme weather has become rare since the government invested in projects to block wind and keep sand on the ground earlier in the early 2000s. Official weather data shows the sandstorm…