| | Regional Cooperation to Bridge Food Deficit | | Najib Saab
Rio de Janeiro, 20/6/2012
Arab demand on natural resources (footprint) amounts to more than twice what is available locally (biocapacity). This disparity, particularly signified by food deficit, is largely bridged by imports financed by oil exports, a model which is not sustainable, taking into account the increasing prices of biocapacity imports and the eventual depletion of non-renewable energy resources.what is available locally, and called to bridge the gap through efficient production and regional cooperation. | | more... | |
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| | Arab Perspective on Rio +20 | | Najib Saab
Keynote Address at the 14th Meeting of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD)
Budva, Montenegro, 30 May-1 June 2011 | | more... | |
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 | | | Arab Environment in 10 Years | | | ARAB ENVIRONMENT IN 10 YEARS crowns a decade of the series of annual reports produced by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) on the state of Arab environment. It tracks and analyzes changes focusing on policies and governance, including level of response and engagement in international environmental treaties. It also highlights developments in six selected priority areas, namely water, energy, air, food, green economy and environmental scientific research. |
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