CEDARE Team

Executive Summary Artificial intelligence is becoming a foundational capability for service delivery, industrial upgrading, and public-sector modernization. For the Arab region, the transition to AI-intensive economies intersects with three structural …

The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, commonly known …

Defying Trump’s “Don’t mention the climate” stance (Guardian, 2026), an important shift emerges in how climate marine risk is being understood.  Marine heatwaves are increasingly researched as a critical amplifier …

The 2026 edition of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) State of Finance for Nature report delivers a stark warning: global finance flows directly harmful to nature reached USD 7.3 …

The Arab region, the arena of the Iran war, is entering a period of intensifying climate stress marked by worsening water scarcity, land degradation, extreme heat, coastal risks, and growing …

Centre for Environment & Development for the Arab Region & Europe (CEDARE) organised the closing workshop of the Al Murunah Project on Wednesday 1 April. The project aims to strengthen …

Amidst geopolitical roller coasters threatening global oil supply, fossil fuel actors are increasingly shaping the voluntary carbon market (VCM) (Carbon Market Watch, 2026).  This is not just by using carbon …

As highlighted in the Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change held on 17-18 March 2026 (OECD, 2026), the second Global Stocktake (GST2) will …