Caline Malek
Experts laud Saudi plan for confronting climate-change challenge head on
Saudi Green and Middle East Green initiatives aim to reverse environmental degradation and tackle climate change Twin initiatives will...
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Caline Malek
May 16, 20211 min read
Middle East weighs agri-tech solutions as pandemic underscores urgency of food security
GCC countries avoided nightmare scenario of mass food shortages during the peak of the coronavirus crisis Challenges loom as farming...
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Caline Malek
Jan 24, 20211 min read
How the Arab region can catch up with the future of food
Investors seek regulatory environment that promotes innovations like plant-based alternatives and cellular agriculture Saudi Prince...
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Caline Malek
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Water reuse can play important part in solving region's water crisis
From treated sewage effluent (TSE) in the UAE to reusing drainage and agricultural water in Egypt, many techniques have been adopted to...
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Caline Malek
Nov 29, 20201 min read
ADSW Web Series: Ensuring food and water security for the next decade
The second episode of the #ADSW Web Series hosted HE Mariam Almheiri, UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security, and HE Cora van...
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Caline Malek
Apr 23, 20201 min read
UAE vertical farms are creating food security solutions
It’s been less than five years since vertical farming first launched in the UAE but it is already emerging as a viable food security...
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Caline Malek
Jan 22, 20201 min read
‘Coordinated action’ key to a water-secure Middle East
Sweden-based Global Water Partnership seeks sound management of region’s water resources. Currently 60 percent of the MENA population...
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Caline Malek
Jan 16, 20201 min read
How Middle East cities can meet the sustainability challenge
With a growing population and diminishing water resources, region's cities face a major challenge. Despite tech breakthroughs and growing...
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Caline Malek
Jan 7, 20201 min read
How GCC countries are forging a food-secure future
Region's marginal environments suffer from soil-fertility decline and salinization of soil and water resources. Advances in technology...
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Caline Malek
Nov 19, 20191 min read
Saudi pursuit of ‘green Kingdom’ goal gets a boost
Agreement between agriculture ministry and Dubai's ICBA aimed at conserving natural resources. Kingdom's biosaline agriculture research...
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Caline Malek
Aug 28, 20191 min read
Kuwait's generosity boosts Syria's food security
A $3 million contribution to FAO by the Gulf state will benefit 20,000 farmers and herders. FAO is helping vulnerable people in countries...
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Caline Malek
Aug 27, 20191 min read
How the Middle East can tackle the problem of water scarcity
The MENA region is home to 12 of the world's 17 most water-stressed countries, says a new report. The idea of “Day Zero” is meant to...
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Caline Malek
Aug 22, 20191 min read
Empowering Arab women scientists for leadership roles
AWLA fellowships are designed to develop a cadre of scientists for leadership roles in agriculture. A total of 22 scientists from across...
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Caline Malek
Aug 18, 20191 min read
Ways in which the Middle East is reducing food waste
A number of initiatives in the region are coming up with their own sustainable solutions. Re:Food in Kuwait helps redistribute supplies,...
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Caline Malek
Jul 24, 20191 min read
Saudi invention holds immense promise for a water-scarce world
The device built by KAUST researchers can turn seawater into potable water using solar power. The technology uses waste heat recovered...
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Caline Malek
Mar 14, 20191 min read
Could lab-grown meat be in Saudi Arabia’s future?
Gulf states are looking to new ways of putting food on the table. Experts say new technologies could be the answer to food security. Arab...
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Caline Malek
Oct 17, 20181 min read
Desertification an imminent threat, creating unstable grounds for development
Arable land is turning to desert at an alarming rate, especially in the Middle East — affecting food security, biodiversity,...
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Caline Malek
Oct 16, 20181 min read
Import-reliant region seeks solutions to food consumption and storage issues
Food security institutions around the world mark #WorldFoodDay today, to honor the founding date of the UN's Food and Agriculture...
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Caline Malek
Aug 30, 20181 min read
Water Scarcity: Arab Region Faces up to Challenge of Diminishing Vital Resource
This vital resource is in increasingly short supply but an international forum is looking for solutions Water is a fundamental aspect of...
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Caline Malek
Jun 5, 20181 min read
Sustainable Farming Gathers Steam in the UAE
New technologies allow growing of fruits and vegetables with as much as 90 per cent reduction in water usage. Gulf News Read Article
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