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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.

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)

Saudi Arabia’s Water Future: Addressing Scarcity and Ensuring Sustainability

Continuous innovation, efficient institutional coordination, and further international collaboration will be critical to ensuring the kingdom’s water security remains robust in the face of evolving challenges.

Gulf Countries Drive Forward With Electric Vehicles

While the Gulf Arab states are making significant strides toward electrifying transportation and reducing emissions, the journey is fraught with challenges.

Facing the Storm: Gulf States Build Climate Resilience

Gulf governments are working to shift their strategies from natural disaster response to preemptive resilience strategies by identifying and mitigating risks before disasters occur.

UAE-India Green Deals Present Multilateral Opportunities

Recent agreements between the UAE and India are not only significant steps toward strengthening the bilateral partnership but also reducing the countries’ carbon footprint in the energy sector.

Trees of the Gulf: Olive Trees and a Mediterranean Diet in the Desert

Saudi Arabia is challenging the Mediterranean’s 6,000-year hold on olive oil, but is this sustainable?

A worker pours olives out of a basket during harvest at a farm in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Al Hwaity)

No Low-Hanging Fruit to Help Qatar With Its Food Security Challenges

Qatar is working to boost local food production while coping with daunting obstacles, including falling aquifer levels, a paucity of arable land, and broader climate-change issues.

Abdullah Sulaiteen, chairman of the agriculture company SAIC, poses for a photograph in one of his greenhouses on his farm project in Umm Salal Mohammed, north of the capital Doha, January 31, 2011. (REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous)

Gulf Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in the Energy Transition

Regional sovereign wealth funds are increasingly focusing on sustainability, mobilizing resources for investments in alternative energy projects and demonstrating an alignment with their respective government’s strategy for the energy transition.

Windmill turbines stand in Masdar's wind farm on Sir Bani Yas Island, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 28, 2023. (REUTERS/Amr Alfiky)