Prepping for COP27

Winter 2022 / Essays

Egypt is a microcosm for the impacts of climate change being felt across the MENA region, with water loss at the very top. It should likewise be high on the agenda when Cairo hosts this year’s UN climate summit

Doughnut Economics: Living in a Sustainable World

/ Midan

How humanity can transform from traditional growth-first economic policies to a 21st century vision centered around sustainable development.

Can the Arab Region meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030?

Winter 2021 / Midan

There are multiple challenges which need to be confronted in both data collection and public policy so that the SDGs can be attained.

Five Years after Agreeing on the Sustainable Development Goals: Where are We?

October 21, 2020 /

Much more needs to be done on the SDGs, how they are reported, and how they are ultimately evaluated.

Sustainable Solutions for an Economic Crisis

May 1, 2020 / Essays

As the world grapples to mitigate a looming economic crisis, a roadmap already exists: the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Architect of Enterprise

Winter 2020 / Midan

The entrepreneurial mind behind AUC’s Venture Lab

SDG 16 and the Lessons for Egypt

August 2, 2018 / Global Forum

The lessons learnt for Egypt from the 2018 United Nations Public Service Awards which were held to recognize nations achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 16.

2030 Agenda: Prerequisites for Success in Africa

December 15, 2017 / Global Forum

If African countries are to achieve their Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, major changes are needed in the fields of funding, allocation of resources, and developing the necessary institutions.