I wrote my latest piece for Nature of Cities on the work we have undertaken at Arup on planning and designing a more sustainable future for cities in arid environments. This is an ongoing area of interest and research for us… would love to hear your thoughts. Excerpts below, full article here In the 21stcentury, […]
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Just over two years ago, I posted on the need for us to start taking adaptation seriously. At the time, I was unaware of any serious conversations on the topic in the UAE – a lot has changed in two years! I was invited recently to attend a series of risk assessment and capacity-building workshops
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If April was the month of resilience, then May was definitely the month of adaptation – climate change adaptation. Globally, over 1600 delegates came together for the Adaptation Futures 2016 conference in Rotterdam, the fourth and so far largest international conference on the topic. Closer to home, media reports have highlighted recent scientific research drawing
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Over 20 scholars, academics, and activists from across the Muslim world came together earlier this month to issue a Declaration on Global Climate Change. I was genuinely impressed with the content of the declaration and believe it has the potential to be a powerful call for action. Besides the fact that it speaks to one of the
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The first time I came across the topic, I was part of a team developing a sustainability framework for a mega transport project in the UAE. While there were a number of emerging local guidelines relating to sustainable buildings and neighbourhoods, there was a void when it came to local guidance on sustainability for infrastructure projects. Nevertheless, the client
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