The unusual rains torrential in Dubai provoked floods on modern highways and chaos in the airport Wednesday after a storm brought record rainfall. The 254 millimeters of rain, equivalent to the rainfall that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) receives in two years, generated a monumental traffic jam on the six-lane highways and a 70-year-old man […]
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Keys to the ‘Global Balance’, a new agreement adopted by the climate summit
Nearly 200 countries adopted climate summit of Dubai an agreement that different world leaders described as “historical” since, with nuances, it guides the world to begin to leave behind the fossil fuels. These are some of the keys to understanding the ‘Global Balance’ and what it implies: Global stocktaking The text is the first ‘Global […]
Water transfers, “one more alternative” to alleviate the drought
The regional president of Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno, defended that the transfers of water be treated as “one more alternative” to alleviate the drought and appealed to “do not throw away” this option and study it “specifically for each territory.” Despite the political disputes between Spanish regions that have unleashed projects to transfer water from […]
The EU supports two initiatives to improve aid to climate vulnerable countries
The EU supports in the COP28 two initiatives to increase funding and commitment to humanitarian assistance in the countries most affected by the climatic events extremes, which will worsen as the global temperature continue to increase. The European commissioner for crisis management, Janez Lenarcic, expressed the EU’s support for the Charter on Financing and Risk […]
Pollution clouds the sky over Dubai, where COP28 is being held
The horizon of Dubai was obscured on Sunday by a polluting layer described as “unhealthy”the same day in which the conference of the climate of the UN (COP28) celebrated a day dedicated to health. The particle concentration index reached 155 micrograms per m3, according to WAQI.info, a local website that serves to stay informed in […]
COP28: Ecuador is the first country to vote to close an oil exploitation
Ecuador will arrive at the world summit on climate change in dubai (COP28) with the challenge of implementing in the coming months two of the greatest environmental milestones in its history: the closure of one of its largest oil fields by popular mandate and the largest debt-for-nature swap to conserve the Galapagos Islands. Last August, […]
La Libertad will present investment projects to foreign entrepreneurs
Freedom will be before the eyes of the world’s largest investorssince it will present various projects during the 11th Edition of the Annual Meeting of Investors, which will be held in Dubai from March 29 to 31. Among the files that seek to attract capital for its execution are the new industrial park, the smart […]
The Government of Dubai becomes the first in the world “free of papers”
Updated on 12/11/2021 12:40 pm The government of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has completed its strategy of digital transformation and today has become the first in the world “free of papers”Announced today the crown prince of this emirate, Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Rashid. “We are proud to announce that, today, the Government […]
Expo 2020: Dubai under the microscope for treating workers
Determined to make an impression as the venue for the world’s first ever fair organized in the Middle East, Dubai invested billions of dollars in Expo 2020, in hopes of drawing 25 million visitors to the pristine grounds and the joyous festivities delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, which began last month. In his works, however, […]
One of the last bastions of old Dubai disappears
From their front porch, Garry and Amanda James can see the impressive skyscrapers and shopping malls of Dubai. The skyline of the city seemed very distant when they were young. In front of the house where Amanda spent her childhood, in the same place where she lives now, but three decades ago, there were miles […]