Refrigerating appliances are among the most desirable but expensive appliances that small enterprises and households aspire to own once electricity becomes available and incomes rise beyond subsistence. While research ...

Palestine’s NAP process began with wide-ranging consultations and a thorough assessment of the state of SCP in the country. More than 300 people took part in the development process. The NAP was conceived in line with the ...

Lebanon’s NAP process began with a thorough assessment of the state of SCP in the country, and a review of existing policies and actions in the industrial sector. A plan was developed for cleaner production in Lebanese ...

In Israel, the Ministries of Environmental Protection and Economy conducted a year-long scoping process to gather information about what could be done, and what was being doing. SwitchMed supported a series of eight workshops ...

Algeria considers the SCP-NAP to be one of the implementation tools for its National Strategy for Environment and Sustainable Development, through which it hopes to achieve its goals under Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable ...

With the magnitude and the pattern of morbidity and mortality from the multiple extreme heatwaves that occurred in 2023 still being determined, it is illustrative to review the human health consequences of a heatwave that ...

Closing the basic weather and climate data gap in Bhutan and other vulnerable countries will improve global weather models substantially, leading to better local forecasts and more effective early warnings – a key element ...

The impacts of the changing climate are already being felt by communities across the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. As a result of the climate crisis, droughts – a historical feature of this regional climate – ...

With their breathtaking serenity, beauty and rich biodiversity, mountain ecosystems have long been hailed as guardians of nature’s services. Covering almost a third of the planet’s land surface, they provide a plethora of ...

Embedding health as a cross-cutting consideration in international climate and development frameworks will enable much-needed technical and financial resources and policy coherence in responding to loss and damage. This ...