Daily Times
June 7, 2021
Restoring the ecosystem through sustainable measures will not only help protect the planet earth, but also improve the livelihood of its inhabitants, who are directly dependent on the green resources.
Besides, curbing diseases and lessening the risk of natural disasters is equally important to overcome the eco-degradation issues.
Having a look at various global survey reports showed that the top five global hazards, which the world is facing, are all related to the environment. Those include failure of climate change adaptation and mitigation, extreme weather events, major natural disasters and biodiversity loss, human-made environmental damage and global ecosystem-collapse, and related disasters. All ecosystems including forest covers, farmlands, wetlands and oceans can be restored in natural designs, only if the global restoration initiatives against the myriad and varied drivers of eco-degradation are launched, according to the published outcome of the
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Long way for Middle East sustainable development Filed on January 31, 2021
Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises
Governments across the MENA region have been adopting strategies to reduce their reliance on oil and gas and diversify their economies. The UAE, for example, has set clear national goals for a more sustainable future through numerous initiatives, including a focus on the digital economy, boosting SME participation, and the UAE Energy Strategy 2050, which sets a target of 50 per cent clean energy by 2050.
Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises and managing director of the Crescent Group, has emphasised the critical role that businesses must play in this transition, and its responsibility to generate the urgently needed opportunities for youth towards a more sustainable and inclusive future for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
The Global Risks Perception Survey published by the WEF highlights youth disillusionment Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises and Managing Director of the Crescent Group Image Credit: Supplied
The creation of new opportunities for youth is an increasingly urgent imperative, with an estimated 10% of working hours in the region wiped out in 2020 due to COVID-19, equivalent of 24 million full-time jobs being lost. The Global Risks Perception Survey published last week by the World Economic Forum clearly highlights youth disillusionment and erosion of social cohesion as critical short-term threats to the world.
Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises and Managing Director of the Crescent Group, has emphasized the critical role that business must play in this transition, and its responsibility to generate the urgently needed opportunities for youth towards a more sustainable and inclusive future for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
These are the world’s greatest threats in 2021
The Global Risks Report 2021 is the 16th edition of the Forum’s annual analysis and looks back at a year ravaged by a global pandemic, economic downturn, political turmoil and the ever-worsening climate crisis. The report explores how countries and businesses can act in the face of these risks.
Unsurprisingly, one of the big changes between this year and last, in terms of risks, has been brought about by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The risk posed by infectious diseases is now ranked at number one, while in 2020 it came in 10th place.