Tag: climate

Sharjah plants 11,600 mangroves for climate action

The Brew News Team Jan. 15, 2025

SHARJAH: The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) has completed a remarkable mangrove planting programme in AlQurm Protected Area, Khor Kalba, solidifying its commitment to environmental sustainability and climate change mitigation. In collaboration with Emirates Nature-WWF, the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, and Bee’ah, 11,600 mangrove seedlings were planted over two weeks. This […]

Pakistan renews its commitment to the snow leopard as a symbol of adapting to climate change

The Brew News Team Aug. 16, 2024

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has renewed its commitment to promoting the snow leopard as a global symbol of high mountain ecology and climate adaptation. This was announced by Romina Khursheed Alam, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, at the “Pakistan Wildlife Protection Awards, 2024.” The upcoming COP29 climate summit in Baku will be a key […]

Champions combating online fake news about rain on Tik Tok

The Brew News Team May. 02, 2024

Tik Tok’s initiative to counter the fake informations about the climate on its platform. UAE: Not everything you read online about climate is true. Climate denialists have planted a good deal of disinformation to confuse and delay climate action. And many unsuspecting people share disinformation unknowingly. Have you heard the recent rumors about cloud seeding […]

Samsung MENA and UNDP unveil ‘ACT28 AI for Climate Hackathon’ promoting youth sustainability

The Brew News Team Dec. 18, 2023

Hackathon aims to leverage AI, ML, mobile technologies and other frontier technologies to create innovative solutions for climate change challenges Dubai: Samsung Electronics MENA, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has announced a regional hackathon to support efforts to tackle climate change and advance sustainable development. The ACT28 AI for Climate Hackathon […]

VPS healthcare and Asia School of Business climate change and healthcare hackathon

Shaneer N. Siddiqui Feb. 10, 2022

Solutions identified leverage AI and data to predict climate-related patient surges, simulate the impact of new projects/policies, and more DUBAI: A cohort of 59 MBA students from Asia School of Business (ASB), a collaboration between the MIT Sloan School of Management and Malaysia’s central bank (Bank Negara Malaysia), participated in an innovative climate change and […]

Cows take to a virtual world to acclimate themselves in winters

Vismay Anand Jan. 08, 2022

Like humans, cow’s also get affected by the winter weather, so in an attempt to make them think they’re in warmer climates, a farmer has connected his cattle up with virtual reality goggles. Izzet Kocak, a farmer from Aksaray, Turkey brought his cows inside for the winter however wanted them to think they’re outside enjoying […]

Train travel to help save the planet!

Brew Admin Oct. 26, 2021

Fifteen years after it was first proposed, Austria’s new Klimaticket, or climate ticket, goes live on October 26 which would mean an epic ride across Europe costs just $3.50 (AED13). Offering seamless travel across all modes of public transport is intended to galvanize the Alpine nation’s fight against climate change. The annual pass, priced at […]

Prompting youth action to tackle climate change via inspiring dialogue!

Brew Admin Oct. 05, 2021

DUBAI: The People’s Promise for Climate Impact, a two-day event as part of Expo 2020 Dubai’s Climate and Biodiversity Week, ended with young change-makers and climate leaders sending powerful messages to policy-makers set to gather in Glasgow, UK, for the 26th United Nations Climate Change COP (COP26) in November. Expo 2020’s People’s Promise event was co-curated with the UAE […]

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