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Climate Change and Environment in the Arab World |
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Workshops and Conferences
October 12 / 13, 2011
"Regional Multi-Stakeholder Consultation for CSOs in the Arab Region in preparation for the Rio+20 Summit" , organized by the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND), the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture, and Sustainable Development, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), and the Issam Fares InstituteConcept Note ||| Agenda: English ||| Arabic
October 14 / 15, 2008
"Arab World Policy for Post-2012 Climate Negotiations", a two-day workshop co-sponsored with Heinrich Boll Foundation and IndyAct, which brought together Arab, American, European scholars and activists to discuss and set policy priorities on climate change in the Arab World. The workshop culminated in a publication.
Lectures and Open Panel Discussions
March 2, 2012
"The Struggle for Control of the Upper Jordan: Narratives, Discourses and Hydro-hegemony", with Mark Zeitoun, Water Security Research Centre, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, UK
February 16, 2012
Co-sponsored with the Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program, and the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS), in collaboration with the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN), "Public Policies and Institutional Framework for Food and Nutrition Sovereignty and Security: The Brazilian Experience", with Renato S. Maluf, Professor at the Federal Rural University, Rio de Janeiro, and President of the National Council of Food and Nutrition Security, Brazil.
December 20, 2011
"Was There Any Progress at the United Nations Climate Change Negotiations in Durban?", with Ibrahim Abdel Gelil, Professor of the Academic Chair of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan AI Nahayan and Director of the Environmental Management Programme, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain, Habib Maalouf, President of the Lebanese Environment Party and environmental columnist for the As-Safir Lebanese daily, and Vahakn Kabakian, Head of the Lebanese delegation negotiating in Durban and climate change advisor to the office of the Minister of Environment. Video
November 9, 2011
"The Tripoli Special Economic Zone: Piloting Public Private Partnerships for Economic Growth in Lebanon" with Sateh El-Arnaout, Senior Urban and Regional Development Specialist, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank.
October 26, 2011
The Lebanese Ministry of Environment, the World Bank, the League of Arab States, the United Nations Development Programme, and the Issam Fares Institute co-sponsored the World Bank's draft flagship report, "Consultations on Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries". Watch video ||| Read agenda
April 18, 2011
Co-organized with Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) at AUB, "Challenges of Rural Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa", a regional seminar and launch of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Rural Poverty Report 2011 Seminar summary and agenda
December 20, 2010
Co-organzed with IFI's UN in the Arab World program, "Assessing the Cancun Climate Change Summit: Views from Within", a panel discussion with Karim Makdisi, Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, AUB, and Associate Director, Issam Fares Institute, Sara El Choufi, Climate Change Program Coordinator, Issam Fares Institute, Vahakn Kabakian, Project Manager, Second National Communication to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Lebanese Ministry of Environment, and Habib Maalouf, President of the Lebanese Environment Party, and Environmental Columnist for As Safir Lebanese newspaperVideo ||| Audio ||| UNFCCC COP16 Negotiations summary
April 8, 2010
The Issam Fares Institute and the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at AUB, "Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation: Obstacles and Possibilities in Sydney and Beirut", with former AUB Environmental Health professor, Abbas El-Zein, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia. Video ||| Audio
December 16, 2009
"The Roots and Future of Water Conflicts in the Middle East", with Mark Zeitoun, in collaboration with the Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Program and the Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program at AUB. Video ||| Audio ||| Presentation
December 23, 2009
"Assessing the Copenhagen Summit: Views from within", an informal panel discussion with Lebanese participants at the Copenhagen COP15 Climate Change summit with Karim Makdisi, IFI Associate Director, and Assistant Professor of International Relations in the department of Political Studies and Public Administration, AUB, Nadim Farajalla, IFI Faculty Research Director for the Climate Change program, and Associate Professor of Water Resources, AUB, Samar Malek, Head of the Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Environment, Lebanon, Naji Kodeih, Policy Advisor, IndyAct - The League of Independent Activists, and Habib Maalouf, Head of the Lebanese Environment Party, and Columnist for As-Safir Lebanese newspaper
July 22, 2009
"Climate Change, US Agricultural Policy, and Food Security: Lessons and Implications for the Middle East?", with Eric Schuck, Fullbright Visiting Professor, Department of Agricultural Sciences, AUBAudio
June 2, 2009
"Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions: climate change and the risk of violent conflict in the Middle East"The Danish Embassy in Lebanon launched the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) report at AUB, followed by a panel discussion with HE Jan Top Christensen, Danish Ambassador to Beirut, Mutasem El Fadel, AUB, Farah Salka, IndyACT, and Oli Brown, Author of IISD reportVideo ||| Audio"Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions: climate change and the risk of violent conflict in the Middle East" is available in English and Arabic.
April 27, 2009
"Renewable Energy Policies: What can the Middle East learn from the European Experience?", with Stefan Schurig, Director, Climate Energy, World Future CouncilVideo ||| Audio
March 31, 2009
"Combining Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies: The Key to Sustainability", with Peter Hennicke, Professor Emeritus at Bergische University of WuppertalVideo ||| Audio
March 19, 2009
"Carbon Trading: A Climate Change Mitigation Tool", with experts on the mechanisms of carbon trading in controlling and reducing global Greenhouse Gases, co-hosted with the British Embassy in Beirut, Ecosecurities, AUB Democracy & Citizenship Club and the AUB Environment Club. Speakers: Nadim Farajalla, PhD, Associate Professor, AUB Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Souheil Abboud, Middle East Regional Director, EcoSecurities Group plc., and Charbel Moussa, PhD, Project Manager, EcoSecurities Group plc. Video ||| Audio
December 5, 2008
Co-hosted with the AUB Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program (IGESP), Landscape Design and Ecosystem Mgt Department, "Introduction to Dendrochronology in the MENA Region", with Ramzi Touchan, Associate Research Professor, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of ArizonaVideo ||| Audio
December 12, 2008
"Innovations in Climate Protection Policies - What Can the Arab World Learn from European Countries?", with Danyel Reiche, Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics, PSPA, AUBVideo ||| Audio
April 15, 2008
"Climate Change and the Arab World", with George Nasr, Professor at the Lebanese UniversityVideo ||| Audio
April 8, 2008
"Evidence of Climate Change in Lebanon", with Nabil Nemer, Associate faculty member in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, AUBVideo ||| Audio
April 1, 2008
"Post- Kyoto Policies: How Can Arab Countries Meet Climate Change Challenges After 2012?", with Wael Hmaidan, Executive Director of Indyact - The League of Independent Activists
March 25, 2008
"Climate Change and Carbon Emissions Trading in the Arab World: A Realistic Answer to the Dangers Ahead?", with Jad Chaaban, PhD, assistant professor of Economics, AUB, and Souheil Abboud, Middle East Regional Director, EcoSecurities Group plc.
March 4, 2008
"Climate Change: Potential Impact on Water Resources in the Middle East and Adaptation Options", with Hamed Assaf, PhD, assistant professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, AUB
February 20, 2008
"How climate change will impact multiple sectors in society: scenarios for Lebanon", with Nadim Farajalla, Assistant Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, AUB
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January 10, 2008
"Biosphere - Atmosphere CO2 and H2O Transfer in a Changing Climate: Implications for Public Policy Debates", with the Lebanese Ministry of Environment
May 23, 2007
"Australian Experience in Internal Negotiations and Consensus Building for Water Rights Uses and Allocations - Lessons for Developing Countries", with Professor Jennifer McKay
October 11, 2006
"Impact of the 2006 coastal oil spill: What can Lebanon learn from global & local experiences?", with Dr David Little and Imad Saoud, Assistant Professor of Aquatic Science at AUB. |
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