Tag: Sustainable Development

What are the Key Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility?

Corporate social responsibility benefits are often understated outside of the business world.

Israel’s biggest green group plants a project in support of Syrian refugees

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael or in English, Jewish National Fund (KKL- JNF), is the Israel-based non-profit founded on principals of...

Sustainable student village from shipping containers!

Sderot's dusty streets and woeful aspect come naturally after enduring years of rocket attacks from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip....

Green up or ship out – Saudi clamps down on construction industry

Saudi Arabia has announced that the construction industry has five years to "green" up their business. Amid a massive construction...

Can there be more Masdar eco-cities in the Middle East?

Can there be more Masdars? Can this experimental eco-city be replicated in other Middle Eastern or North African countries...

Masdar Wind Project May Blow Back Into Egypt

An ambitious collaboration between Egypt and renewables giant Masdar may be coming back to life following a two year...

Dubai: World’s Largest Airport Greens Up its Act

Dubai International, soon to be the world's largest airport, is focusing on sustainability with its newly proposed concourse D....

Another Sustainable Development Report from Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi has been a leader in harnessing the power of the sun, clean technology and alternative sources...

The Big Ask – Is Islamic Sustainability The Answer To Our Green Prayers?

I interview Professor Al Jayoussi about Islamic notions of sustainability and whether they could ever be seen as universally...

Masdar’s Winning Blog: Demystifying the Water-Energy Nexus

If you are among the 70 or more bloggers who submitted an entry to Masdar's blogging competition, or simply...

HIMA – A Traditional Arabian Conservation Concept Modernised

The traditional Middle Eastern concept of Hima, which means a protected area, has been explored and modernised as a...

Masdar Aims to Stop Cooling From Gobbling up Gulf Energy

If you've been to Dubai or neighboring emirate Abu Dhabi in the middle of summer, you've not only experienced...