In a new paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists said the Ryugu samples could give clues to the mystery of how oceans appeared on Earth billions of years ago.

Water shortage has dealt a crippling blow to farming in the North African country as successive droughts exact a heavy economic cost.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) smart services have helped customers raise the efficiency of their electricity and water consumption and reduce waste and leakages.

DEWA's net profit in H1 2022 is US$898 million

Safadi lauded Canada's efforts to support the Kingdom's development process and help Jordan face economic challenges

Entire sectors of the northern metropolis have remained in ruins since the July 2017 recapture of Mosul by Iraqi forces backed by a US-led multinational coalition. The airport, which was heavily damaged in the battle, has been disused since ISIS seized Mosul and adjacent areas in 2014.

Jordan and Canada on Sunday discussed enhancing bilateral development cooperation, especially in food and water security. Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Shraideh and Canadian International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan discussed it. The duo also explored ways to combat climate change and promote Investment opportunities. Shraideh highlighted the...

Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources said Ankara's intends to increase the quantum of water to be released to the Tigris River, adding that a Turkish delegation will visit Iraq to look into the water reserves and construction of dams.

Qatar’s Total Broad Money Supply (M2) recorded about QR 675.1 billion ($185.4bn) during June 2022, marking an increase of 9.3 percent compared to June 2021. The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed this in its monthly statistics bulletin "Qatar; Monthly Statistics,” issued Tuesday. Cash equivalents; including Commercial Bank Deposits, attained...

Egypt has warned Ethiopia against the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir, saying that it would not tolerate any encroachment on its water rights or threat to its water security.

Egypt's President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi underscored the importance of coordination and cooperation among all countries of the world to confront the energy crisis.

France is looking to invest in energy, technology, water and industrial services sectors in Saudi Arabia, according to the French ambassador to the kingdom. Ludovic Pouille said at a press conference that the kingdom is an attractive region with a suitable environment for investments in all its vital sectors. The...

The Central Agency for Public Tenders of Kuwait (CAPT) has awarded 235 tenders worth $5.9 billion in 2021. Secretary-General of CAPT Usama Al-Duaij told Kuwaiti media that the number of the awarded tenders has been mounting on an annual basis, but due to the impact of coronavirus pandemic, only 98...

In 2021, the UAE launched a strategic initiative to become carbon-neutral by 2050.

Dialogues with neighboring countries for water quotas are ongoing, says Iraq's Minister of Water Resources

Iraq's Lake Hamrin, a once-vast reservoir northeast of Baghdad that is the sole source of water for irrigation across Diyala province, has nearly dried out, a senior official said Friday. Successive years of low rainfall and a sharp reduction in the flow of water down the Sirwan River from neighbouring...

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed 98.83% of its project to extend its water transmission network by 36 kilometers across Dubai, at a total cost of about AED 266 million ($72.42m)

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is implementing the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park clean and renewable energy project to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world. The solar park has a planned capacity...

Financial institutions are exposed to significant risks posed by depleted and contaminated water supplies, a report released by non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and Planet Tracker said. The analysis, the first-of-its-kind, shows how global companies in key industries are already losing billions as a result of the global water crisis....

Oil-rich Iraq, despite its mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is classified as one of the world's five countries most vulnerable to climate change and desertification.

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The campaign reportedly supports the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050.

Israel, a leader in making seawater drinkable, plans to pump excess output from its desalination plants into the Sea of Galilee, depleted by overuse and threatened by climate change. Irregular rainfall, rising temperatures and intensive pumping have overtaxed the world's lowest freshwater lake, which for decades has served as the Jewish...

Announced in July 2021, the national program aims to boost efficiency by 40 percent across the three most energy-consuming sectors in the UAE

The COP28, to be hosted in Dubai in 2023, is at a convenient time frame away from the recently concluded COP26, which witnessed several nations — the UAE, India, and the KSA, among others — make net-zero pledges. Therefore, the 2023 summit will offer talking points based on visible progress...

WMO noted that extreme weather, water and climate phenomena have become more frequent and more severe in many parts of the world due to climate change.

Expo 2020 Dubai, the largest global gathering since the start of the pandemic, reached the milestone of 20 million visits on Saturday, 19 March.

The grants were approved at the 179th session of OFID’s Governing Board in Vienna.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed the construction of the first stage of the Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) project for desalinated water and has started the operations and testing stage. The full scale of the ASR project can store up to 6,000 million imperial gallons of water...

Tajikistan’s minister of energy and water resources said that his country is engaged in a program that includes construction of 700 megawatts of solar and wind powerhouses.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) has inaugurated the first Saudi farm exporting Murciano goats in Riyadh. Agriculture Agency represents MEWA and the farm was inaugurated in the presence of Ministry's Undersecretary for Agriculture Eng. Ahmed bin Saleh Al-Ayada. The livestock breeders received the license for the...

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has said it completed all short-term goals of its Smart Grid Strategy 2014-2035 as, between 2015 and 2020, it replaced all electricity and water meters with smart meters, a deployment of over two million smart meters. By automating meter readings, DEWA customers can manage...

The new initiatives are expected to support environmental and water sustainability in accordance with the Saudi Vision 2030.

DP World’s purpose-built maritime hub, Dubai Maritime City (DMC), has launched an infrastructure project at a cost of AED140 million ($38 million). An official statement said the project is part of “ongoing efforts to boost Dubai’s economy and enhance the efficiency of the logistics sector”. The infrastructure project includes developing...

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that the number of electricity accounts reached 1.06 million by the end of 2021 compared to 752,505 at the end of 2016, an increase of 41 percent. The number of water accounts reached 960,032 by the end of 2021 compared to 666,006 accounts...

A workshop held by the JCC and working meetings with a number of ministers and representatives of official entities, universities and private sector institutions explained about the opportunities.

The Ministry of Energy and Water has said the two dams have so far cost $90 million, and not the $1 billion that has been claimed.

The projects have been inaugurated in Djibouti.

UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and UAE Special Envoy for Climate, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber has said that the UAE views climate action as a key enabler of stability and economic prosperity.

UAE Energy Strategy 2050 aims to increase the contribution of clean energy in the total energy mix from 25 per cent to 50 percent.

Governments across the world pay an estimated $640 billion in support to the fossil fuel industry.

Communities and businesses that rely on the ocean are hurting, as more than 3 billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has achieved 8 stars level in the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Innovation Lens, becoming the first organization in the world to achieve this recognition. DEWA achieved a score of 800 on this award that measures innovation culture and its role in achieving...

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), met with Ilhom Abdurahmon, Consul-General of the Republic of Tajikistan in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, to discuss ways to develop cooperation in energy and water sectors.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed 54.23 percent of the extension of several key water transmission pipelines in Dubai with a cost of about AED 60 million ($16.33 million) spanning over 22 kilometers with a diameter of 1200mm. The project location runs from Al Quoz Industrial Fourth to...

DEWA achieved a new world record in electricity Customer Minutes Lost (CML) per year, recording 1.66 minutes in Dubai

In order to explore solutions for water, food, and energy challenges, the UAE, Jordan, and the Netherlands wrapped up the inaugural edition of the Water-Food-Energy (WFE) Summit.

Jordan is the second-most water scarce country in the world, according to Unicef.

The Central Region Department of the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) implemented a number of development projects during 2021 worth more than $14.78 million, local media reports said. A total of 80 projects have been implemented for network modifications and approximately 50 transformers are installed in the central...

Spain and UAE have reviewed Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's achievements besides key projects and cooperation in the clean and renewable energy sectors. The two sides also discussed initiatives and programs that consolidate the transition towards a green economy and sustainability at a meeting in which said DEWA CEO Saeed...