Egypt The Egyptian startups tackling wastage Environmental pollution in Egypt is undeniably a complicated problem. Waste disposal is inadequate and pollution is a significant... Jehad El-Sayed • 24 December, 2018 Recycling Climate change Environment
Regional The Middle East and its e-waste problem We’re all guilty of discarding old devices for new ones. But there is great opportunity for electronic waste in the region.... Middle East Exchange • 18 October, 2018 Environment e-waste
Global Smart Grid encouraging thousands of new startups Ammar Radhi is the head of strategy and special projects at Refinitiv Today’s smart grid revolution in electricity... Thought Leadership • 17 October, 2018 clean tech Smart Cities renewable energy
U.A.E World Green Economy Summit Inspired by the growth of digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in boosting the economy, the annual World Green Economy... Wamda • 18 September, 2018
Global Here’s how these four startups are making agriculture more efficient During a business trip to Switzerland this year, I have had the chance to meet many startups from different parts of the world, but mainly... Reine Farhat • 27 June, 2018 Agrocenta Twiga Foods GreenTec
U.A.E WGES 2017: Can PPPs cut the red tape on the green economy? This is the first of two articles about the future of global and regional green economies. In December 2015, Italy’s Law No. 221... Vanessa Khalil • 14 November, 2017 uae WGES Cleanth
Jordan Reasons behind the mushrooming of electric cars on Jordan’s roads [Q&A] In 2016, electric car sales hit a new record with over 750,000 sales worldwide. The same year also witnessed the highest number of electric... Tala El Issa • 15 October, 2017 Jordan uae Electric vehicles
Regional Middle Eastern environmental startups get on the right side of the green line In recent years, the tech sector around the world has come to recognize the importance, the urgent necessity even, of going green. The... Lily Catherine Jabbour • 09 August, 2017 Sustainability Cleantech green
Saudi Arabia Big opportunities for startups in KSA [Report] The number of entrepreneurship support organizations in the KSA, including funds, coworking spaces, incubators and accelerators, has nearly... Maya Rahal • 13 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Wamda Research Lab
Turkey Smart waste management, one bin at a time Creating waste is what humans seem to do best, and we’re getting better at it. By 2025 it is predicted that 4.3 billion city... Lucy Knight • 22 May, 2017 Evreka smart waste management Smart Cities
Egypt Egypt launches new startup waste management program The Leeha 2eema waste management entrepreneurship program launched last month, to support 45 startups with local manufacturing and value... Wamda • 07 April, 2017 waste management cleantech Arabia Leeha 2eema
Lebanon Agri-logistics wins Lebanon's first agritech hackathon A logistics idea called Sou2 Baladi won Lebanon’s first agritech hackathon on Sunday, taking home $3,000 and a place in the new... Rachel Williamson • 04 April, 2017 Agrytech Accelerator Berytech agritech
Egypt Egypt startup Dr. Weee tackles e-waste with app Dr. Weee, an Egyptian e-waste business, has launched an app designed to make recycling easier for consumers. The app, launched this... Wamda • 24 March, 2017 spear ink Dr. Weee e-waste
Jordan Harnessing the power of Jordan's wind [Q&A] Solar panel units, satellite dishes and water tanks are no longer the only trademarks of residential rooftops. Two-meter high wind turbines... Tala El Issa • 25 December, 2016 Taqetna solar Wind
Egypt Fixing Egypt’s waste crisis one handbag at a time An Egyptian startup in Aswan is turning palm tree waste into handmade products, and is not only providing jobs but helping to revive... Nayrouz Talaat • 27 December, 2016 Napata palm waste waste management
Egypt Can cleantech be Egypt's greatest wealth generator? The Egyptian cleantech ecosystem is a few years behind its cousin, pure tech, but the sector is beginning to show signs of consolidation.... Rachel Williamson • 18 December, 2016 Cleantech LACI cleantech Arabia
Morocco Casablanca gets smart to clean up Morocco's economic center, the city of Casablanca, has experienced galloping urbanization in recent years and it’s significantly... Yassine Bakir • 19 December, 2016 smart city morocco NUMA
Egypt Karmsolar unveils product, deals in Apple-style launch In a presentation that drew considerably on those of an Apple product launch, Egypt off-grid solar power specialist Karmsolar announced new... Rachel Williamson • 09 December, 2016 KarmSolar solar power solar pumping
Egypt Can an underground free market save Egypt solar? As Egypt’s plans for a large-scale renewable energy industry have disintegrated over the last year, small operators have quietly... Rachel Williamson • 25 November, 2016 Egypt challenge 22 solar energy
Morocco What did Morroco gain with COP22? A lot was at stake for Morocco with the opening of the 22nd COP (Conference Of Parties) UN Climate Change Conference, which began at the... Lilia Blaise • 22 November, 2016 COP22 morocco MEMakersGE
Egypt Nawart's cleantech startups a silver lining for Egypt's transition Egypt may have effectively killed off any interest in industrial scale solar, but a group of people passionate about the cause believe... Menan Khater • 07 November, 2016 MEMakersGE Cleantech Nawart
Egypt Reclaiming Egypt’s rooftops: Al Bustani reaps urban farm profits In 2014, Housam Abul-Fotouh was in the Sinai desert building 72,000 square metres of greenhouses. He and cofounder Mohamed Ibrahim had... Rachel Williamson • 31 October, 2016 Al Bustani Egypt agritech
Regional How MENA countries rank in terms of cleantech startups [Video] By 2030, Saudi Arabia will have more renewable energy capacity than any other country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This... Teeb Assaf • 18 October, 2016 Cleantech MEMakersGE Green Energy
Algeria Why isn't carpooling working in Algeria? Traffic, pollution, honking - the lack of public transportation is a strain on Algerian cities, one that could be solved if more people... Aline Mayard • 30 October, 2016 Transport mobilité covoiturage