Environment and Governance
Analyzing environment and governance issues and opportunities throughout the region
The Middle East is a region of extremes. It contains both the world’s largest deposits of hydrocarbons and some of the most water-scarce nations in the world. Growing populations challenge governments to supply adequate water, energy, and waste disposal in a manner that is reliable, affordable, and sustainable. The Middle East Program explores innovative ways governments, businesspeople, and civic groups are addressing service provision, energy security, and climate change both within countries and across the region.
Featured Analysis
Redefining Climate Finance for a Troubled World
Commentary by Natasha Hall — February 5, 2024
Yana Abu Taleb: Environmental Peacebuilding in Jordan
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, and Leah Hickert — January 23, 2024
Surviving Scarcity: Water and the Future of the Middle East
Human civilization was born out of the Middle East’s waterways. That water is disappearing, threatening the region’s future. To overcome this threat to security, countries will need to finally confront the political obstacles to sustainable and equitable policies.
Digital Report by Natasha Hall — March 22, 2024
Related
- More from the CSIS Project on Water Security
- Troubling Waters: Understanding Global Water Security
- Living the Global Water Crisis: How the World Experiences Water Insecurity
- The Evolving and Incompletely Realized Human Right to Water
- Experts React: What Else Is Needed to Address Global Water Insecurity?
Entrepreneurs Can Help the Middle East Adapt to Climate Change
Commentary by Will Todman and Jamil Wyne — January 3, 2024
China’s Essential Role in the Gulf States’ Energy Transitions
Brief by Faris Al-Sulayman and Jon B. Alterman
The Unique Promise of Environmental Cooperation in the Gulf
Brief by Will Todman, Lubna Yousef, and Mennah Abdelwahab
I Am Not a Dump: Mobilization and Environmental Action in Tunisia
Blog Post by Will Todman
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China’s Essential Role in the Gulf States’ Energy Transitions
Brief by Faris Al-Sulayman and Jon B. Alterman — December 11, 2023
Powering Recovery: Reform, Reconstruction, and Renewables in Conflict-Affected States in the Arab World
Report by Will Todman, Jon B. Alterman, and Lubna Yousef — March 3, 2023
Introduction
Report — May 18, 2021
Jordan
Report — May 18, 2021
Lebanon
Report — May 18, 2021
Tunisia
Report — May 18, 2021
Commonalities
Report — May 18, 2021
Conclusion
Report — May 18, 2021
Executive Summary
Report — May 18, 2021
Morocco: Islam as the Foundation of Power
Report by Haim Malka — October 28, 2019