The Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon significantly affects us by exacerbating heat discomfort, increased energy consumption, and urban air pollution. The
The population comprises both nationals as well as expats, which can make up to roughly 80% of the total population in countries such as Qatar and the UAE. Countries with limited oil and/or gas endowments (i.e. Bahrain and Oman) have lower GDP and GDP per capita levels, with the ...
the WTO faced a challenging set of circumstances as the 12th Ministerial Conference commenced on June 12 and concluded in the early hours of June 17 — a global pandemic which had created multiple challenges for most countries including increased food insecurity, contractions in GDP for many countri...
Other major citrus-growing areas of the Mediterranean Basin and Australia are under threat. The disease also has moved west from Pakistan into Iran [19] and is threatening the neighboring areas. Presently, the disease is distributed in over 58 countries of Asia, America, Africa, Oceania, and ...
This is further exacerbated by hunger in several developing countries and the triple burdens of malnutrition remain a challenge that plagues all countries irrespective of their GDP [17]. Therefore, the question of how food is produced and consumed in a sufficient and sustainable manner is one of ...
vi. Pakistan Pakistan’s first plastic roads pilot test under the “World Without Waste” program was completed in December 2021 at F-Park and Ataturk Avenue, Islamabad, using almost 8 tons of polyethylene terephthalate recycled plastics [74]. The mega project was officially signed on 21 Sep...
Greece; non-EU RoW; CGE model; Input-Output table; CES function; elasticities of substitution; estimation1. Introduction Greece has a small open economy with a trade-to-GDP ratio exceeding 65% in the last years. As a member of the European Union (EU), Greece trades extensively with its ...
Furthermore, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Saudi Arabia is mainly dependent on energy exports [2]. Reducing CO2 emissions in Saudi Arabia is necessary due to the country being one of the largest polluters on the planet [2]. It is forecasted that if the domestic oil consumption ...