Cholera spreads in Syria as displacement camps on high alert

Al-Monitor | Oct 6, 2022 at 6:59 AM

As cholera spreads in northeastern Syria, concerns are mounting about an outbreak of the disease in other parts of the country, including in the northwest where displacement camps that lack any basic infrastructure could serve as a hotbed for the infectious disease.

COP27 presents Egypt financing opportunities for sustainable development

Al-Monitor | Oct 6, 2022 at 6:58 AM

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) that Egypt is hosting in November, the government is considering selecting 18 national green and sustainable development projects out of 6,281 projects competing in the National Initiative for Green and Sustainable Development to benefit from international or regional funding.

The Green Brief: Are you heating yet?

Euractiv | Oct 5, 2022 at 10:55 AM

The government has launched the first stage of a process to help households instal solar panels to heat water, thus helping keep energy costs low for lower-income families.

The New European Bauhaus, ‘soul’ of the EU Green Deal

Euractiv | Oct 5, 2022 at 8:30 AM

Two years after its introduction, the New European Bauhaus continues to be largely ignored by people and the media, although it is quietly making headway in specialist circles and sparking interest from companies involved in the building and construction sector.