environmental awareness
A new dawn for solid waste management
Environment
February 28, 2011
A new dawn for solid waste management
Egypt's 25 January uprising has unexpectedly sparked fresh interest in environmental issues. NGOs concerned with solid waste management are taking…
The Lotus Revolution: An environmental awakening in the making?
Environment
February 17, 2011
The Lotus Revolution: An environmental awakening in the making?
Online social media served as a pivotal tool throughout the 18 days of mass protests that led up to the…
Environmental Voices: Energy efficient design in the Middle East Part II
Environment
November 1, 2010
Environmental Voices: Energy efficient design in the Middle East Part II
The hybrid approach, as its name indicates, is a hybrid between the revivalist and progressive approaches. It first appeared in…
Protectorates not protected: The Siwa Oasis
Environment
October 28, 2010
Protectorates not protected: The Siwa Oasis
Siwa Oasis became a protectorate in 2002 as per Prime Ministerial decree number 1219, although nowadays visitors would have a…
Protectorates not Protected: Wadi Degla
Environment
October 14, 2010
Protectorates not Protected: Wadi Degla
Extending west over 30 kilometers from eastern Maadi to Ain al-Sokhna on the Red Sea, the Wadi Degla Protectorate is…
Cycling for Change: ‘Take action: Kick the habit’
Environment
October 2, 2010
Cycling for Change: ‘Take action: Kick the habit’
“Stop being passive and negative, and start changing the world by correcting your everyday habits.” This was the leitmotif of…