Opinion

Race against time to thwart impact of escalating heatwaves

The MENA region, already acknowledged as the world’s most water-stressed area, has been grappling with escalating temperatures in recent years and is poised to encounter significantly higher temperature increases by the end of this century. According to a study published in The Lancet Planetar...

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How climate education is key to MENA’s economic success

Policy discourse around climate change is revealing the many wide-net impacts on human lives, economies, and natural environments which policymakers can’t afford to be complacent about.At the heart of the matter lies the pivotal role of individuals, within their many personal and professional ...

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The gig economy has a lot to offer the MENA region

The gig economy is unleashing a flurry of creative classes who work as independent workers and are contracted on-demand by employers. If the right empowering schemes are in place, the gig workforce may very well be the next big thing in the world of work.A strong gig economy proposition has the pote...

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How green workforces can contribute to sustainable economies

Addressing the impacts of climate change will necessitate radically transforming industries to adopt sustainable solutions.Many governments in recent years have invested in reconfiguring their cities in sustainable ways, such as opting for renewable energy, shifting towards electric transportation m...

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Why reskilling workforces is key for our future

In anticipation of evolving global employment trends, policymakers must set out a reimagined road map that hinges on reskilling workforces in the Middle East and North Africa region. As we speak, rapid and multiple transformations are sweeping across various industries, with experts estimating that ...

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We need to build a resilient health workforce for the coming years

Health workers have been the heroic agents of care during the recent Covid-19 pandemic, delivering outstanding care to patients, despite their calamitous influx. Globally, countries faced perilous health worker shortages and the World Health Organisation recently estimated that the global health wor...