After the dust settled yesterday with a mandatory day of rest, negotiations picked up again today, as youth, children, education, and skills came into the spotlight. Comprising 1.8 billion of …
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As world reaches ‘tipping point,’ COP28 Day 7 focused on built environment, carbon capture & phase-out
Yesterday, on the thematic agenda at COP28, was multi-level action, urbanisation, built environment and transport. On the ground, a number of big announcements were made, including a pledge from the …
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The 44th edition of Big 5 Global has begun at the Dubai World Trade Centre. It is hosting over 2,200 exhibitors from 60-plus countries showcasing products and services aimed at …
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New $1.7 billion initiative for climate & biodiversity goals, and other sustainability funding unveiled at COP28
Today, the COP 28 presidency and partners announced a series of new initiatives worth 6.3 billion UAE dirhams ($1.7 billion). The COP28 Presidency and Brazilian President Lula da Silva also …
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Tomorrow, the 44th edition of Big 5 Global, the largest and most influential construction event in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, will open, commencing a four-day run until …
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Energy transition takes centre stage on day three of COP28, alongside big health announcements
The third day of COP28 witnessed a number of high-profile announcements with a particular focus on energy. One hundred and seventeen governments, for example, have endorsed the call to triple …
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Saudi-listed ACWA Power has announced it has broken ground on the first phase of a 3,000 tonne-per-year green hydrogen project, located in Uzbekistan. Inaugurated by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan, …
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The Misk Global Forum (#MGF23), the region’s largest youth forum, recently concluded its seventh edition. The event convened 40,000 attendees from 59 countries and featured a global line-up of more …
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The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai is just weeks away. But it has become increasingly clear that only a bold financing initiative spearheaded by the United Arab …
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The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Sultan Al-Marshad, has signed two developmental Framework Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with the governments of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, …