The United Nations conference is taking place in Peru next week. It is considered a transitional event leading into COP-21, due in Paris, 2015, where global climate targets will be set.
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Brazil’s utility company Eletrobras is set to launch an initiative to measure energy efficiency levels at buildings. Aspects will include facades and roofs, lighting and air conditioning.
A Brazilian delegation paid a visit to the green city in Abu Dhabi and discussed the entry of companies that offer sustainable products for the construction industry into the local market.
A Brazilian delegation paid a visit to the green city in Abu Dhabi and discussed the entry of companies that offer sustainable products for the construction industry into the local market.
A Brazilian delegation paid a visit to the green city in Abu Dhabi and discussed the entry of companies that offer sustainable products for the construction industry into the local market.
A Brazilian delegation paid a visit to the green city in Abu Dhabi and discussed the entry of companies that offer sustainable construction products into the local market.
Fátima Jibrell, an environmental activist from Somalia, is receiving an award from the United Nations next week. She works for the preservation of natural resources in war-torn areas.
The program has been launched in partnership with the European Union to support farming in dry areas in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The goal is to ensure the sustainable use of land.
The Unctad’s Empretec Women in Business Award went to Lina Jalil Khalifeh, who founded the first women-only personal defence studio in the Middle East.
In a lecture at the Arab Chamber, a specialist in creative cities discusses projects implemented in Brazilian and global municipalities that have improved the quality of people’s lives.
Professor Ana Carla Fonseca, a public administrator and economist, will discuss cities that constantly reinvent themselves. In an interview, she expounded on the subject and cited Abu Dhabi as a highlight.
Speaking at the Climate Summit in New York, president Dilma Rousseff stated that Brazil is proof that economic growth and environment preservation do not contradict one another.
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait are top-ranked countries of the Human Development Index of the United Nations. In comparison to the previous study, however, only Morocco moved up.
Nagib Nassar lives in the country since the 1970s and has developed hybrid manioc plants with higher protein contents to help fight hunger. In December, he will be awarded a prize from Kuwait for his work.
