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...

Jordan and Saudi Arabia have discussed the ways to increase the exchange of crops and foodstuffs between the two countries. Jordan's Minister of Agriculture Khaled Hneifat met a delegation of the Saudi Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Water to discuss the importance of exchanging joint expertise to develop the agricultural...

According to a press release by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the loan is expected to benefit about 300,000 people.

Dubai reduced its carbon emissions by 33 percent in 2020, which is more than double the target of the Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy 2021, said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy. The Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 16...

The Palestinian Ministry of Finance and the KfW German Development Bank have signed an agreement funded by the European Union to improve the availability and reliability of water supply services in Gaza City and Jabalia. Palestinian media reports said the signing ceremony was attended by the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad...

The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) signed a deal worth KD ten million ($33 million) with Bahrain to fund a water and electricity project. The deal was signed by Bahrain's Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs Wael Al-Mubarak, and CEO of Electricity and Water Authority Sheikh Nawaf...

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) will provide the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho with $20 million in finance for the development of a water supply system in the area.

The listing is part of the Securities and Exchange Higher Commission’s strategy to increase the size of the stock market in the Emirate to AED3 trillion.

Representatives of 50 Dutch companies, led by the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Tom de Bruijn, arrived in the UAE as part of a trade mission aimed at strengthening trade relations between the two countries. More than 350 Dutch companies currently operate in the UAE and they...

Jordan’s Minister of Agriculture had a meeting with a World Bank official and a minister of Ukraine.

The drop in the water levels of the Sirwan river, which begins in Iran and flows through the Darbandikhan dam and the Diyala to join the Tigris, has been attributed both to low levels of precipitation and the building of more dams in Iran which retain water.

The project will be used to make power and desalinate water.

The kingdom’s goal is to support small farmers, develop rural agriculture and assist the local development of the food product manufacturing sector, says expert.

UN agencies have said the impact of water shortages in Iraq is becoming evident through the lower crop yields for 2021.

The Water Authority of Jordan has signed an agreement with USAID in this regard in the third phase of a five-year $152-million Fixed Amount Reimbursement Agreement. The FARA aims to rehabilitate, develop, and improve the main and subsidiary water networks in Maan, with $1 million contribution of WAJ.

Already in 2018, 3.6 billion people had inadequate access to water for at least one month per year, and only 0.5 percent of all the water on Earth is useable and available fresh water, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. Meanwhile, water-related hazards have increased in frequency over the...

MSF has blamed the ‘acute water crisis’ in recent months on a decrease in funding for water, sanitation and hygiene operations as well as the destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure during a decade of civil war.

Auto exports to the region are likely to suffer for the next more than a year due to an estimated net production loss of 3.9 million vehicles globally. Besides the automobile sector, e-gadgets, the smartphone and video gaming industries were impacted by the shortage.

Helped by the UN, Lebanon will get fuel to keep its healthcare and water-supply facilities for the next three months.

The move aims to further enhance bilateral investment relations by making use of the opportunities offered by Saudi Vision 2030.

Gas will be sourced from SNOC's own resources and ADNOC imports.

Saudi Arabia has awarded a $95.4 million contract to a consortium to manage water services and environmental treatment in Riyadh.

Oman’s Environment Authority and Petroleum Development Oman have reportedly discussed the policy draft with the United Nations Environment Program.

Saudi Arabia has launched a strict campaign of penalizing companies and individuals involved in polluting water resource of the kingdom. The fine could be up to $5.3 million.

A new report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed unequivocally that the climate is changing faster than previously feared. Experts warn that with higher temperatures and humidity towards the end of this century, parts of the Gulf will experience periods of "heat stress conditions that will be...

The Arab world may be awash in oil and other minerals, but it is lacking in that one commodity upon which the whole existence rests: water.

Without water resilience, the MENA region may see a loss of 6-14 percent of the collective GDP by 2050, says the latest World Bank report.

Residents line up for days to get gas, while electricity only runs for 2 hours a day

Unicef is calling for the urgent restoration of power supply, which is the only solution to keep water services running.

Fresh water resources are becoming scarce due to drought in Egypt, which is more than 90% dependent on the Nile for water.

The investment is a step towards achieving the 5 million barrels per day oil production capacity target by 2030, the company said.

The country has said it will take legal action against the construction of manmade or artificial lakes in farms for the purpose of investment or entertainment.

Only 3.5 percent of Iraq’s farmlands are watered with irrigation systems and rivers are polluted with viruses and bacteria, oil spills and industrial chemicals.

Global non-profit Save The Children has said the collapsing Lebanese economy has pushed more than half a million children in Beirut into a struggle for survival.

The two plants will be built in the new cities of Rafah and Bir al Abed in North Sinai.

Unicef has estimated that water supply in Lebanon may collapse altogether over the next month and a half

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