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A new assessment in the UAE reveals that increased heat stress is climate change's biggest health impact. Moreover, despite the existence of adaptation-related initiatives for climate risks, there is still a lot of room for more climate-focused adaptation policies, programs, and research.

Hot summers are becoming a regular occurrence, but climate change could soon push an environment that is unsustainable for countries along the Arab Gulf and in North Africa, with temperatures exceeding the threshold for human survival. Climate change has also yielded increases in sea level and saltwater intrusion, affecting livelihoods.

The purpose of this publication is to detail lessons learned from UNDP’s Climate Change Adaptation work and achievements in the Arab region on achieving sustainable and lasting results. Some lessons include building local capacity at all levels to ensure

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for a fundamental shift in the way drought is perceived and managed in the Near East and North Africa region. The agency said in a new report issued today that a more pro-active approach based on the principles of risk reduction is needed to build greater resilience to droughts.

This report reviews drought management across North Africa and the Near East. It includes Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, and Yemen

Higher temperature, rising sea waters and extreme weather conditions due to climate change in years to come will have adverse health effects on UAE residents, an ongoing health risk assessment by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has found.

The National Climate Change Plan serves as a roadmap to bolster nationwide actions for climate mitigation and adaptation in the UAE until 2050. This Climate Plan consolidates the UAE’s climate action under a single framework and identifies strategic

A professor from An-Najah National University together with the Vice President of the National Authority for Disaster Risk Mitigation in Palestine have participated in a workshop on disaster risk reduction. The workshop discussed the seven goals and the four working priorities of the Sendai Framework, and their relation to sustainable development in the Arab region.