TECHNIUM This article examines the immediate and long-term impact of COVID-19 on various forms of energy consumption during confinement in Algeria. The author focus on the impact of COVID 19 on the energy consumption of electricity, gas, and water in the residential sector. Journal Article
Read MoreNature Scientific Reports This article utilizes nighttime lights data from NASA from 584 urban areas to track the implementation and adherence to curfew and lockdown measures in 17 MENA countries during the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreEnvironmental Sciences and Pollution Research To address the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a thorough examination of the pandemic’s influence on four SDGs in Egypt is presented in a system dynamic model. The model predicts declining poverty, decreasing percentage of food insecurity, rising growth rates, and declining GHG emissions….
Read MoreEnvironmental Earth Sciences This research examines the association between the daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in three major cities of Jordan, and between climate indicators to include the average daily temperature, wind speed, relative humidity, pressure, and the concentration of four pollutants (CO, NO2, PM10, and SO2). It was concluded that the multiple linear regression and…
Read MorePreprints This article investigates the impact of COVID-19 on seven air pollutants from the period January 2020 to December 2020 in the State of Kuwait. Authors found that concentrations for the pollutants decreased during the pandemic due to the decrease of anthropogenic sources including such as traffic and petroleum activities, but the concentration for PM2.5…
Read MoreUN ESCWA This working paper discusses Algeria’s reliance on oil and gas exports is limiting the country’s economic growth, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The economy is in serious need of more diversification away from the oil sector Article
Read MoreGreenPeace This Greenpeace report examines air pollution in the MENA region during the pandemic. It indicates levels of pollutants are once again rising to pre-pandemic levels. Article
Read MoreIHS Market This IHS Market report projects an uptick in MENA economies between 2022 and 2023 based on expected increases in energy revenues and vaccination rates. It also touches upon monetary policies and predicted inflation across the region. Working Paper
Read MoreScience of The Total Environment This paper reports on the COVID-19 medical waste in Bahrain and basic research to address these challenges. Journal Article
Read MoreScience Total Environment This paper evaluates the medical waste generated in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the course of the prevention and cure of COVID-19. Journal Article
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