Guest blogger Laila Iskandar introduces us to the Zabbaleen – the unsung heroes managing Cairo’s waste – who provide an essential service achieving record recycling rates at no cost to the government. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Marginal Water Use is a Serious Option for Food Production in Dry Arab States
Mohammad Al-Saidi, PhD - Research Assistant Professor, Center for Sustainable Development, Qatar University
If you open a map showing land topographies around the world, the Middle East is deprived of the green color throughout. The region is extremely dry, mostly hyper-arid with low levels of rainfall and water flow. There are some exceptions such as in Sudan, coastal areas or riverbed and deltas. Indeed, supplying growing populations with enough food is a major future challenge, which has so far been met through increased food imports. Arab states have been replacing local water scarcities through virtual water. [...] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
