Browsing by Author "Al-Saidi, Mohammad"
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Assessing Desalination Governance and the Promise of Technology in the Arabian Peninsula
Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( AL SHARQ STRATEGIC RESEARCH , 2023 , Book chapter)Desalination is expected to grow across the Middle East and North Africa due to increased water scarcity. The cost of desalinated water has decreased significantly over the last decades, but it has not reflected the ... -
Balancing the benefits from the water–energy–land–food nexus through agroforestry in the Sahel
Elagib, Nadir Ahmed; Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article Review)Regions affected by resource scarcity, poverty, and land-use conflicts need to advocate the merits of practices strongly grounded in sustainable land management. This review paper provides an analysis of agroforestry as ... -
Beyond the pledges: reflections on sustainability transitions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region
Hammad, Suzanne H.; Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Zaidan, Esmat ( Routledge , 2019 , Article)The adoption of the SDGs is a step, not a success. (James 2015) On 1 January 2016, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) paving the way towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development became effective, after being ... -
Business-Driven Ecological Innovations in Green Growth Strategies
Engelmann, Jan; Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Springer Nature , 2019 , Book chapter)Eco-innovations are inventions or developments of new and optimised technology or processes that lead to environmental and economic benefits. Such innovations are closely interlinked with sustainability and green growth ... -
Caught off guard and beaten: The Ukraine war and food security in the Middle East
Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)The Ukraine war has led to a severe global food crisis due to complex supply disruptions and price increases of agricultural inputs. Countries of the Middle East have been directly affected because of their high dependence ... -
Circular economy and the resource nexus: Realignment and progress towards sustainable development in Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz I., Almulhim; Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Resources such as water, energy, and arable land represent bottlenecks with regard to achieving key sustainability paradigms such as the circular economy (CE). They exhibit vital inputs and outputs for economic development, ... -
Community-based adaptation to climate change in Egypt-status quo and future policies
Froehlich, Paulina; Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Springer , 2017 , Book chapter)For many of Egypt's communities, climate change represent an increasing threat to development and livelihoods that remains underrepresented in terms of policies and strategies. The vulnerability of communities in agricultural ... -
Comparative scorecard assessment of urban water pricing policies-The case of Jordan and Iran
Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Dehnavi, Sudeh ( 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 ... -
Concretizing green growth and sustainable business models in the water sector of Jordan
Engelmann, Jan; Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Hamhaber, Johannes ( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)The green growth paradigm has gained much attention from various governments worldwide as a guiding strategy for national and sectoral growth strategies. There is, however, little knowledge on how to integrate green growth ... -
Conflicts and security in integrated water resources management
Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( 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 ... -
Contribution of Water Scarcity and Sustainability Failures to Disintegration and Conflict in the Arab Region-The Case of Syria and Yemen
Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Springer;Palgrave Macmillan, Cham , 2020 , Book chapter)Economic growth and demographic change are leading factors that impact the availability of resources such as water and arable land in countries around the globe. The case of Arab countries, where both these resources have ... -
Development drivers of the water-energy-food nexus in the Gulf Cooperation Council region
Abulibdeh, Ammar; Zaidan, Esmat; Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( 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 ... -
Diplomacy for the world's hottest sea
Al-Mudaffar Fawzi, Nadia; Fieseler, Clare M.; Helmuth, Brian; Leitão, Alexandra; Al-Ainsi, Mehsin; Al Mukaimi, Mohammad; Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Al Senafi, Fahad; Bejarano, Ivonne; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan; D'Addario, Josh; Mohamed, Ahmad Mujthaba Dheen; Giraldes, Bruno W.; Glowka, Lyle; Johnson, Maggie D.; Lyons, Brett P.; Mateos-Molina, Daniel; Marshall, Christopher D.; Mohammed, Sayeed; Range, Pedro; Shokri, Mohammad Reza; Wong, John M.K.; Pyenson, Nicholas D.... more authors ... less authors ( American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2022 , Other)Countries that border the Persian or Arabian Gulf [hereafter, “Gulf ”] are adopting ambitious global commitments to protect their marine environments. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed to protecting 30% of its ... -
Disentangling the SDGs agenda in the GCC region: Priority targets and core areas for environmental action
Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a key international outcome for guiding development efforts of nation states. However, SDG targets cover vast areas of action, and they are difficult to break down ... -
Ecological modernization and responses for a low-carbon future in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Al‐Saidi, Mohammad; Elagib, Nadir Ahmed ( 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 ... -
Ecosystem infrastructure for sustainability: Revaluating nature through community-based water and land policies in Brazil
Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Buriti, Renata ( Taylor and Francis , 2018 , Book chapter)[No abstract available] -
Editorial: (10 years) Water-Energy-Food nexus: Towards knowledge synthesis, action prioritization and revitalization of security debates
Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Daher, Bassel; Elagib, Nadir Ahmed ( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Other)The Water-Energy-Food nexus (WEF nexus) has emerged as a colossal environmental debate on how to improve the sustainability and resilience of resource systems. This debate has been inclusive of different disciplines and ... -
Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development
Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Springer Nature , 2018 , Book chapter)With changing and mounting pressures on environmental resources due to economic and demographic developments, environmental policymaking is a wide and continuously growing field. The birth hour of modern environmental ... -
Evaluation of decentralization and commercialization in the urban water sector of Yemen
Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2018 , Article)The article analyzes decentralization and commercialization reforms in the Yemeni urban water and sanitation sector. The case study shows that sector reforms to increase the performance and independence of water utilities ... -
Expanding ocean protection and peace: a window for science diplomacy in the Gulf.
Fieseler, Clare M; Al-Mudaffar Fawzi, Nadia; Helmuth, Brian; Leitão, Alexandra; Al Ainsi, Mehsin; Al Mukaimi, Mohammad; Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Al Senafi, Fahad; Bejarano, Ivonne; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouan; D'Addario, Josh; Mujthaba Dheen Mohamed, Ahmad; Giraldes, Bruno W; Glowka, Lyle; Johnson, Maggie D; Lyons, Brett P; Mateos-Molina, Daniel; Marshall, Christopher D; Mohammed, Sayeed; Range, Pedro; Reza Shokri, Mohammad; Wong, John M K; Pyenson, Nicholas D... more authors ... less authors ( Royal Society , 2023 , Article)The ecological state of the Persian or Arabian Gulf (hereafter 'Gulf') is in sharp decline. Calls for comprehensive ecosystem-based management approaches and transboundary conservation have gone largely unanswered, despite ...