Author: NeeshadShafi

Declining Water Resources in the Middle East and Its Environmental Consequences – Neeshad Shafi

Image Source: FAO Aquastat, Oxford Analytica   The Middle East is one of the most water-stressed regions in the world. This region is home to 15 out of the...

Arab Climate activist paving the way greener

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  Noted as one of the ‘World’s 100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy 2019,’ Neeshad is looking to the future with the Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar, a...

UNESCO Steering Committee

Neeshad Shafi UNESCO Steering Committee   UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in education, sciences and culture....

Non Resident Fellow – Middle East Institute

Neeshad Shafi Non Resident Fellow – Middle East Institute   Founded in 1946, the Middle East Institute is the oldest Washington-based institution dedicated solely to the study of the...

Neeshad Featured in Qlife Magazine

The Government Communications Office (GCO) has today launched the seventh edition of Q Life Magazine. Titled Qataris Abroad, this edition celebrates Qatar’s growing role on the global stage – from...

Qatar – Cooling the outdoors

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Over the past three decades, temperature increases in Qatar have been accelerating. That’s because of the uneven nature of climate change as well as the surge in construction that...

UNEP MENA Regional Facilitator

Neeshad Shafi UNEP MENA Regional Facilitator   UNEP is a group of young individuals and youth organisations that work towards environmental conservation and the representation of young people’s voices...

Staying the Course

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Representatives from almost 200 countries met in Marrakech over two weeks for the latest annual climate change conference, COP22, which was viewed as an opportunity to showcase progress and...

Addressing Qatars Ecological Conciousness

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Over the past six months, Earth Talks Qatar has gained a reputation for attracting leading academics, thinkers and activists from all over the world. Knowledge of environmental issues and...

What Trump’s Exit From Climate Deal Could Mean For The Gulf Countries

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THE new era of protectionism, marked by the United States’ withdrawal from the landmark Paris Accord on climate change, will make things worse in the coming years. The move...