Erth Zayed Philanthropies will allocate USD 40 million to support initiatives involving the planting of date palms in Bahia state and combating plastic pollution in the Amazon.
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In an interview with ANBA, climatologist Carlos Nobre says Brazil has the capacity to reduce its emissions and notes that recent COPs have posed a significant challenge for this year’s event in Belém, Pará state.
An Arab fund is set to launch an observatory providing water data and insights, driving the adoption of solutions and investments to combat the region’s water scarcity.
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the OPEC Fund for International Development have each allocated USD 1 billion to combat drought, according to an announcement at COP16 on Monday (2) in Saudi Arabia.
The Tunis International Center for Environmental Technologies presented at the climate conference in Baku its TouMaLi Project, designed to reduce plastic waste from tourism in the Mediterranean Basin.
The head of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Dubai office, Rafael Solimeo, joined a discussion on Brazil’s potential and advantages in biofuel production.
Brazil’s vice president and ministers will formalize on Wednesday (13) at COP29 in Azerbaijan its most ambitious NDC target yet: a 59% to 67% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.
The 200-odd countries participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan approved this Monday (11) the UN’s new rules for the carbon credits market.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is set to open on Monday (11) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Brazilian industry association CNI will host activities at its stand in the event’s Green Zone. The Arab Chamber is supporting the CNI and will also participate.
Saudi-led Middle East Green Initiative expanded as 11 new members signed up, including Algeria and Lebanon, as well as the United Kingdom as an observer. The goal is to cooperate regionally in combating climate change.
The country could be a global leader in the sustainability debate, but first it must address domestic issues.
The accolade is awarded in recognition of innovative efforts towards sustainability in six different categories. Winners will be known on January 14 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The conference will need to address the challenge of financing the measures necessary to curb global warming. The Brazilian industry advocates for rules in the carbon market and sustainable, concrete funding for projects.
The Brazilian startup grows baru nuts in the native area of Goiás state and aims to make Arab countries its main consumers abroad. Focused on generating income through the preservation of the biome, the company has ambitious goals for expanding the lands it intends to operate and the bioactives to be extracted from the standing Cerrado.
