Keynote Nexus is a debate.. In 2011, one of the most influential environmental policy paradigms was born on a conference on the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus (WEF Nexus) in Bonn, Germany. Naturally, many of the ideas behind WEF Nexus were already formulated earlier. However, WEF Nexus was promoted to become a very powerful debate on the …
How to mainstream water-energy-food nexus in policy-making? Read More »
Scientists’ rankings I am on the list, expectedly! Rankings of scientists is an old practice in the highly competitive academic world. Research or impact metrics have been around for a while, and they aim to provide self-reflections for academics and research institutions, but also to offer some ideas on quality. While there are no perfect …
Publication and talks Ukraine war’s devastating food security impacts on Arab countries The Ukraine war has been a sudden shock for many many developing countries relying on the imports of food items for Ukraine. Ukraine is particularly important for food security in the developing world, as it produces more than 50% of the world’s supply …
Participating in an AGYA Workshop Smart city also relevant for us One colleagues once discussed if the smart city concept is relevant for the Arab cities which lack basic services, and some of which are destroyed by conflicts. The counter argument for this is that smart cities does not per se mean expensive technology. It often …
AGYA Annual Meeting Joining AGYA In our annual meeting (this time in person), we met in Halle (Saale), Germany, between the 13-17 of March 2023. I was just elected into AGYA (the Arab Germany Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities) ca. 6 months earlier. In Halle, we were hosted at German National Academy of Sciences …