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Naser Alsayed

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Naser Alsayed is a PhD candidate in law at SOAS University of London, researching water security and climate change in the Gulf through a rights-based approach. His research interests span the legal, environmental, and economic aspects of the Gulf region.

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Rethinking Gulf Water Security

True water security in the Gulf involves finding a balance between water security and tradeoffs with other goals.

Rethinking Gulf Water Security
Naser Alsayed

9 min read

The pool and beach of the Atlantis Hotel is seen with the skyline of the Dubai Marina in the distance in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

The UAE’s Path to Food Self-Sufficiency

While under current conditions achieving food self-sufficiency is likely to remain aspirational, taking bold steps could radically improve the UAE’s food security in the interim and make the goal of food self-sufficiency more achievable down the line.

The UAE’s Path to Food Self-Sufficiency
Naser Alsayed

11 min read

Workers harvest baby kale grown at the vertical nutrient film technique system at Veggietech, a startup farm that produces year-round crops using smart and sustainable farming technologies in the Sharjah desert, United Arab Emirates, February 1, 2023.

Privatizing the Gulf Utility Sector

Gulf governments are looking to privatize their energy-intensive utility sectors, aiming to make public utilities more environmentally and financially sustainable.

Privatizing the Gulf Utility Sector
Naser Alsayed

6 min read

A general view of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation is pictured in this undated handout photo, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. (Saline Water Conversion Corporation/Handout via REUTERS)