By: Andrew Noble, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute Asia Centre, Thailand Publicly owned and managed large-scale irrigation systems (LSIS) dominate the Middle East, West and South Asian countries. LSIS globally comprise 130 million ha out of a total global irrigated area of 320 million ha, not an insignificant asset and investment. The estimated annual economic value with […]
How Can Agriculture Contribute to Economic Development in the MENA Region?
December 05, 2017 By: José Luis Figueroa, Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI Share URL The recent political events in the Middle East have centered the attention of policy makers and stakeholders on efforts to promote stability in the region. However, long-term stability is unlikely to be achieved without sensible improvements in standards of living of the population, especially the poor. Reforms […]
No Peace, No Sustainable Development: A Vicious Cycle that We Can Break
April 20, 2016 By: Khalida Bouzar, Director of the Division of Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Share URL The following text was published originally in the UN Chronicle, Implementing the 2030 Agenda: The Challenge of Conflict, April 2016. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have an intrinsic […]
Has the Agricultural Sector in Egypt been Affected by the Events of January 25th?
February 25, 2016 By: Amr Hosny is a national of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and a research associate at the Economic Research Forum (ERF). Share URL On the fifth anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, economic reform is at the top of the government’s agenda to position the country on the road to recovery to achieve […]
Promoting resilience in MENA’s food systems: an agenda for COP22
February 13, 2016 By: Guy Jobbins (Research Fellow, ODI), Giles Henley (Research Fellow, ODI), and Oscar Ekdahl (Regional Programme Officer, WFP). Share URL This November, COP22 will be held in Marrakech. Yes, we realise it seems like COP21 only just finished – yet holding COP in Morocco is a great opportunity for discussing climate issues in […]
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