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Participation modes and diplomacy of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries towards the global sustainability agenda
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
After decades of reluctance, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are now more engaged within the global sustainability agenda. Though they historically sought to coordinate strategies, differences in environmental ...
Conflicts and security in integrated water resources management
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Water Resources Management (IWRM) are criticized for not considering context, local realities or legitimacy during the implementation of water sector reforms. Universal remedies of IWRM can thus lead to resistance, conflicts ...
Comparative scorecard assessment of urban water pricing policies-The case of Jordan and Iran
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article)
Urban water pricing is becoming increasingly important due to the rapid rate of urbanization and the expansion of water reclamation and reuse. The mounting evidence of failures of current pricing schemes makes analyzing ...
Urban water pricing in Yemen: a comparison of increasing block tariffs to other pricing schemes
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
This study examines the viability of increasing block tariffs (IBTs) to achieve the right balance between efficiency, financial requirements and equity, and compares them to alternative pricing schemes. Using numerical ...
Regulation reform process and perception in the Palestinian water sector
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Taylor & Francis
, 2018 , Article)
The study analyzes the regulation reform process of the Palestinian urban water sector. It introduces the holistic reform agenda and examines the water supply sector’s performance and regulation challenges. The study also ...
Effect of extraction solvents on polyphenols and antioxidant activity of medicinal halophytes
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Pakistan Botanical Society
, 2016 , Article)
This study was conducted to determine the most effective solvent for extraction of polyphenols and antioxidant activity of medicinally important coastal halophytes (Thespesia populneoides, Salvadora persica, Ipomoea ...
Sustainable development in the Arab world–is the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region fit for the challenge?
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and the wider Arab world are faced with multiple interconnected dilemmas embedded in the social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainable development. The question of how ...
A quest for the Arabian atom? Geopolitics, security, and national identity in the nuclear energy programs in the Middle East
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Nuclear energy programs are currently under formalization in countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with the first power plants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to be operational in 2020, and Saudi Arabia's ...
Development drivers of the water-energy-food nexus in the Gulf Cooperation Council region
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
This article analyses water, food, and energy security in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries using the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus approach. The innovative focus is on identifying past and future development-based ...
Ecological modernization and responses for a low-carbon future in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
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Wiley-Blackwell
, 2018 , Article)
Low-carbon development is a challenging endeavor for many fossil fuels exporting nations around the world, and is especially important in light of the recent Paris Agreement on climate change. The Gulf Cooperation Council ...