Tag: desert agriculture

Green finance in Saudi Arabia, can “Davos in the Desert” change the planet?

As world leaders and billionaires descend on Riyadh for this year’s Future Investment Initiative — better known as “Davos in the Desert” — we wonder where the planet fairs in all this political business talk. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan has turned the kingdom into an unlikely global stage for innovation and investment, drawing over 20 heads of state, 50 ministers, and hundreds of financiers, tech executives, and policy shapers.

Saudi greenhouses to feed desert people

With its resilient hybrid tomato rootstocks already available in the market, iyris has proven the commercial viability of their technology in open-field trials.

Finalists for the Zayed Sustainability Prize vie for millions in prize money for impact

The United Arab Emirates is serious about supporting renewable energy, clean water and smart agriculture. Part of the way they support impact companies is through the Zayed Sustainability Prize. Millions of dollars is up for the winning.

Impact Investing: A Way to Improve the World

Ideas like impact investing, SRI, and ESG have become popular in recent years. These three are included in sustainable investment, which aims to persuade investors to focus more on promoting environmentally sustainable development globally rather than only financial gains.

Doha conference to showcase urban greening in arid climates

Doha hosts a climate conference

Daniel Hillel pioneer of drip irrigation showed us how to grow food in the desert

Daniel Hillel proved that plants grown in continuously moist soil, achieved through micro-irrigation, produce higher yields than plants grown under flooding or sprinkler irrigation.

Masdar City shows off smart farms and hydroponics by Rivulis for COP28

Dana signed an MoU with Masdar City, the zero-waste city of Abu Dhabi, to build its first beta site there. The beta site tests and showcases leading desert tech solutions for arid environments, water scarcity, greenhouse cooling, soil cultivation and regeneration, carbon sequestration, and resilient seed varieties.

Khalifa hydroponic farm’s paying off

As spring turns into summer, the Khalifa fund's investment in Abu Dhabi hydroponic agriculture is beginning to pay off. The...

OAXIS: solar-powered hydroponic food belt proposed for the Arabian Peninsula

Most Gulf countries import up to 90 percent of their food, which neither bodes well for food security no climate...

Qatar’s First Saltwater Barley Crop Sprouts in the Desert

Water scarcity combined with desertification makes for a scary combination in the Middle East, but The Sahara Forest Project (SFP)...

Lifesaving Sahara Forest Project to Start With COP 18 in Qatar

The opening of the Sahara Forest Project's first pilot plant in Qatar is set to coincide with the United...

Clearing the Arava Dunes to Make Way for Concrete

Joshua is an environmental attorney and writer living in Tel Aviv. He has worked for several conservation groups in his native United States, including The Nature Conservancy and Defenders of Wildlife. Joshua specializes in laws and policies aimed at protecting natural areas. He has a particular interest in freshwater and marine habitats.