LATEST NEWS
 "Green Growth and Water Resources in the MENA Region" was the title of a symposium in Amman, jointly organized by the University of Jordan and Cologne University of Applied Science ...
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 The UAE green economy announcement comes at the heel of the publication of the report Green Economy in a Changing Arab World in October 2011, by the Arab Forum of Environment a ...
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AFED Secretary General Najib Saab moderated a main session during the Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi. Participating in the session, titled "Water Security: Knowing What We Need To Know", was Dr. Asma Al Kasmi, Director of the Arab Water Academy and AFED board of trustees member. ...
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Labor ministers and union delegates from 38 Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern economies called Wednesday for the enhancement of employment services and social protection systems to ensure decent working conditions in a document released at the end of a three-day International Labor Organization confer ...
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 Secretary General of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) Najib Saab addressed a special session entitled “Green Jobs for a Sustainable Future’, at the 15th Asia ...
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 The Ruler of Ajman Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashed Al-Noaimi received at the Royal Court AFED’s Secretary General Najib Saab, in the presence of Crown Prince Sheikh Ammar and other officials. ...
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In the wake of presenting its Green Economy report in Beirut, AFED witnessed the launch of a product which promises to be an outstanding manifestation of green applications in real life.
The sun shines, the Titanium Dioxide coating starts working to remove smog and NOx. The remaining residues will ...
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 Global initiatives and regional cooperation to eradicate energy poverty were the subject of a symposium held at the Headquarters of the OPEC Fund for International Development ...
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 AFED’s Secretary General Najib Saab met the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Adnan Monsour at his office in Beirut. Saab presented to the Minister a copy of the recomm ...
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AFED Secretariat Annual Report 2011 ...
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The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) held its fourth annual conference in Beirut on 27-28 October 2011, dedicated to discussing the transition to a green economy in the Arab world. The conference, held under the patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Lebanon Ge ...
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 The documentary discusses the role that green economy can play in curbing poverty and unemployment, attaining food, water, and energy security, and achieving more ...
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The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) concluded its fourth annual conference on Green Economy in a Changing Arab World, held in Habtoor Grand Hotel, Beirut. AFED Secretary General Najib Saab announced the conference recommendations, which agreed with AFED report that forward-looking ...
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 A 25% reduction in energy subsidies would free up over $100 billion over a three-year period, an amount that can be shifted to finance the conversion to ...
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 ‘Water and Climate Change: Perspectives from the Arab Forum for Environment and Development' was the title of an event organized by the Arab Water Academy (AWA) in Abu Dhabi. ...
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AFED participated in a regional meeting on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Maghreb, held in Rabat in September 2011. ...
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The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) announced that José Maria Figueres, former president of Costa Rica and global champion of sustainable development, will deliver the opening speech at its forthcoming annual conference. President Figueres is CEO of IJ Partners, an investment and w ...
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AFED participated in a regional meeting on Green Finance organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ...
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MEMBERS NEWS
 H.E. Hamad Al Ameri, General Manager of the Center of Waste Management Abu Dhabi and Maysarah Sukkar, Chairman of Averda, the region’s largest integrated environme ...
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For the first time in the Middle East, a competition for the ‘greenest’ waste-bin is taking place at USEK as part of transforming the university into a sustainability model. ...
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American automobiles have a limited diet, but gasoline's monopoly at the pump may be ending. The giant of U.S. automakers is turning to something cheaper and cleaner: natural gas.
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Committed as ever to adopting the latest eco-technologies, Averda attended the Gulf Environment Forum (GEF) 2011 to learn about sustainable advancements in integrated waste management. Sharing knowledge is at the heart of the GEF, and the event took place from 29th May to 31st May 2011 at the Jeddah ...
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The Arab Water Academy (AWA) is organizing a special training program on private sector participation in water, wastewater, and irrigation which will take place at the Academy’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi during the period 25-28 April 2011. ...
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Royal Philips Electronics announced that it will allocate EUR 2 billion for investments in Green Innovation by 2015 to accelerate sustainable business across the company’s three sectors. In 2010, Philips’ cumulative investments in Green Innovation amounted to EUR 1 billion, surpassing its Green Inno ...
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General Motors has been recently honored with its Energy and Environmental Excellence Award for the automaker’s progress in the sustainable use of global natural resources and reducing its environmental footprint. ...
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Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, announces that its Training Services business has been accredited to deliver the new NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil & Gas Operational Safety course and is the sole accredited provider of this course in Scotland. ...
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LATEST REPORTS
 Green Economy: Sustainable Transition in a Changing Arab World is the fourth of a series of annual reports produced by the Arab Forum for Environment ...
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 The Arab world is facing the prospect of severe water and food shortages unless rapid and effective measures are taken to address the region's water scarcity dilemma. ...
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 Impact of Climate Change on the Arab Countries' is the second of a series of annual reports produced by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED). ...
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SPOTLIGHT
 Keynote speech delivered by José Maria Figueres, former president of Costa Rica and Chairman of the Carbon War Room, at the opening ceremony of the annual conference of the Arab Fo ...
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 Keynote speech delivered by Dr. Andrew Steer, Special Envoy of the World Bank on Climate Change, at the opening ceremony of the annual conference of the Arab Forum of Environmen ...
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For those with any interest in the environmental issues in the Arab world, Al- Bia Wal-Tanmia is a familiar name. Started in 1996, the only Pan Arab environmental magazine was the precursor of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) ...
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Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) is among some regional initiatives studied by a paper published in L'Espace Politique. ...
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CNN: Today, our green adventure takes us to Lebanon, where Rima Maktabi met one man who's trying to make sure that the perils facing our planet, all of our planet, are not overlooked. ...
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AFED Secretariat Mid-Year Report can be downloaded here ...
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In 1931, Thomas Edison met with Henry Ford who had invented the gasoline powered car and told him: "I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil runs out before we tackle that." ...
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 Join the The Global Energy Conversation, a free online conference so you can ask questions directly to the panel or to the entire online audience. ...
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“The Blue Peace: Rethinking Middle East Water” is a recent report launched in February of this year by Strategic Foresight Group ...
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The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) is proposing to launch an Arab Green Economy Initiative (AGEI). The objective of the AGEI is to inspire and guide governments and businesses navigate a transition to a green economy. ...
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Read AFED monthly newsletter to get the latest activities and environmental news of the members and the forum.
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