Center for Sustainable Development: Recent submissions
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Applications, advancements, and challenges of cyanobacteria-based biofertilizers for sustainable agro and ecosystems in arid climates
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Based on the increasing world population, the food demands have tremendously increased. Chemical-based conventional agricultural practices will be required to fulfill the food demands, which will damage the soil and create ... -
Microalgae potential to protect from heavy metals-induced carcinogenicity
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Toxic elements are present naturally in the environment; however, during the last century, their level has been continuously rising in the air, water, and soil due to anthropogenic activities, including urban runoff, ... -
Halobacteria-Based Biofertilizers: A Promising Alternative for Enhancing Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses—A Review
( MDPI , 2023 , Article Review)Abiotic and biotic stresses such as salt stress and fungal infections significantly affect plant growth and productivity, leading to reduced crop yield. Traditional methods of managing stress factors, such as developing ... -
The Potential of Marine Microalgae for the Production of Food, Feed, and Fuel (3F)
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)Whole-cell microalgae biomass and their specific metabolites are excellent sources of renewable and alternative feedstock for various products. In most cases, the content and quality of whole-cell biomass or specific ... -
Aquaculture from inland fish cultivation to wastewater treatment: a review
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)The aquaculture industry is rapidly developing, generating a high amount of wastewater. Inland aquaculture effluents contain nutrients and other substances that can cause eutrophication and the emergence of resistive ... -
Microalgae: A potential bioagent for treatment of emerging contaminants from domestic wastewater
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Water crisis around the world leads to a growing interest in emerging contaminants (ECs) that can affect human health and the environment. Research showed that thousands of compounds from domestic consumers, such as endocrine ... -
Yemen’s Water Woes: Why Climate Change Is a Drop in the Bucket
( MALCOLM H. KERR CARNEGIE MIDDLE EAST CENTER , 2024 , Book chapter)The water crisis in Yemen did not start with the current conflict. It is a governance crisis stemming from sustainability failures dating back to the post-independence era. Groundwater depletion has been underway for ... -
Investigation on the effect of several parameters involved in the biodegradation of polyethylene (PE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) under various seawater environments
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)This work investigates the biodegradation of polyethylene (PE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and the leaching of their harmful additives. Micro/macro-plastics of both types were subjected to different laboratory-controlled ... -
المياه العابرة للحدود في المنطقة العربية: من النزاع إلى تقاسم المنافع والتعاون الإقليمي
( المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات - معهد الدوحة للدراسات العليا , 2023 , Article)يرتكز هذا العدد الخاص على المناقشات الأكاديمية في مجال التعاون المائي والدبلوماسية. وقد حظيت تلك المناقشات بالاهتمام في العقود الماضية؛ بفعل التهديدات المتنامية، التي يواجهها استخدام الموارد المائية المشتركة. يجمع هذا ... -
نحو فهم للصراع المائي في شرق النيل: قضية سد النهضة والمفاهيم الخاطئة الشائعة
( المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات - معهد الدوحة للدراسات العليا , 2023 , Article)تشهد الأنهار العابرة للحدود ضغوطًا متزايدة بفعل تنامي عدد السكان والاقتصادات، فضلًا عن عواقب التغيّر البيئي. ومع تنامي استغلال تدفّق الأنهار، كشفت النقاشات العامة عن بروز بعض المخاوف من جراء النزاعات العنيفة المحتمَلة بين ... -
Application note—A novel, low-cost pH-controlled solenoid-based CO2 dosing device for microalgal and cyanobacterial cultivation systems
( Elsevier B.V. , 2024 , Article)This application note proposes a novel, low-cost, pH-controlled solenoid-based CO2 dosing device for microalgal and cyanobacterial cultivation systems. The device consists of an Arduino-Uno microcontroller, a (ph-4502c) ... -
Promoting sustainable businesses for strong local communities: Qatar's wild herbal plants industry
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Herbal medicine can improve economic diversification and sustainable livelihoods of local communities. In fact, the demand for herbal medicine is increasing globally while policymakers also value non-economic benefits, ... -
Collective Environmental Action to Preserve the Gulf’s Marine Ecosystem
( Bourse & Bazaar Foundation , 2023 , Book chapter)The Gulf’s marine ecosystems are vital for economic activities and the security of food and other necessities for tens of millions of people. The environmental footprint arising from the use of the Gulf’s environmental ... -
Understanding and Enabling “Communities” Within Smart Cities: A Literature Review
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2023 , Article)Community-level interventions through technological updates and connectedness are quite popular within smart city visions. These interventions, under the collective label of smart and connected communities (SCC), promise ... -
Model predictive control for optimal energy management of connected cluster of microgrids with net zero energy multi-greenhouses
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This paper intends to present a cooperative control framework for a connected cluster of microgrids with multi-smart greenhouses creating a smart local electric grid in the framework of smart grids. Each microgrid comprises ... -
Use of Electrical Resistivity Tomography to Study the Impact of Long-Term Application of Sewage Sludge: Case Study of Oued Souhil Experimental Station, Nabeul (Tunisia)
( Springer , 2022 , Conference Paper)Soil salinization following repetitive applications of sewage sludge (S.S.) is a major environmental impediment with severe adverse impacts on agricultural productivity and sustainability, particularly in arid and semiarid ... -
Environmental applications of tomato processing by-products
( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)Sustainable management of large amounts of tomato wastes generated during industrial processing is nowadays considered as an urgent challenge. In this chapter, recent investigations on the environmental application of ... -
Biochar production from the pyrolysis of tomato processing residues
( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)The global modern challenges of climate change, natural resources scarcity, waste overproduction, management and processing, etc., need to be examined under the circular economy principles. As such, biochar is considered ... -
Agricultural applications
( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)The agro-industrial activities related to the three most cultivated palm tree species worldwide namely, oil palm, date palm, and coconut palm generate a large amount of residues during pre- and post-harvest processes. ... -
Thermal regulation of algae cultures in raceway ponds utilizing ground heat: Improving techno-economic feasibility and process sustainability of large-scale algae production in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)There is an increasing drive for developing sustainable alternatives for fuels, foods, feeds, and chemicals. Algae can play a significant role in this, however the commercialization of microalgal biomass is still limited ...
