Environment and Climate

Egypt's nomination as host of COP27 has been met with bemusement from climate activists within Egypt, viewing it as another of Sisi's tactics to paint the country positively. Yet, serious climate and social challenges in Egypt remain to be answered.

Recent flooding of the Senegal river has highlighted once again the continued impact of climate change. Yet within this, women are especially susceptible of destitution, which poses troubling questions for their general survival and family planning.

In response to Gaza's environmental crisis, Palestinians have helped to mitigate its effects by setting up a number of recycling initiatives. The New Arab speaks with the proponents of the scheme and how they help foster a new culture of recycling.

The southern and central regions of Somalia are in the grip of a severe drought. The UN has warned that 7.7 million Somalis may be at risk of starvation within a year if emergency action is not taken.

Tunisia's waste crisis is escalating as the government fails to act. With over half the country's landfill sites having reached capacity protests are raging as the overspill of domestic and toxic waste threatens the health of communities.

While COP26 brought about some consensus, many activists felt that the summit largely maintained a status quo whereby highly developed countries determine the agenda. But how has Qatar responded, and what initiatives have they implemented at home?

As leaders continue to convene at the COP26 summit to address the globe's worsening climate conditions, the gulf in emphasis between the Global North and South continues to infuriate, with those in the Maghreb particularly enraged by their apathy.

Given the pressing nature of this year's extraordinary climate disruption, climate organisers have called on world leaders to act decisively at COP26. But how has the Arab world conducted themselves, many of whom benefit from greenhouse emissions?

A Pakistani student-led initiative have started organising community clean ups of Karachi's beaches with the aim to increase awareness about Pakistan's climate crisis, and urge the government to act more decisively.

Vulnerable demographics will be the first to experience the knock-on effects of the climate crisis, none more so than children. With environmental factors responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million children under 5, the need to act now is paramount.