Mohammed Mahmoud on the social and environmental implications of water security in the Middle East

Mohammed Mahmoud on the social and environmen...

Up next

2024-25 Winners of the MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme

Tatiana Antonelli-Abella sits down with the winners of the 2024-25 cohort of the MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Initiative. Now in its second year, the Venture Programme received 660 registration and 190 innovation solutions, each focused on soil regeneration, climate and water-r ...  Show more

Cultivating the Future: Transforming Arid Agriculture with Dr. Ismahane Elouafi

For the final episode of our special mini-series, Tatiana Antonelli-Abella is joined by Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network. Dr. Elouafi was just named as one of the 100 most influential people of 2025 by ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

The Middle East's Water and Climate Crisis: Lessons from Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf
Middle East Focus

In this episode of Middle East Focus, host Alistair Taylor is joined by climate, energy, and sustainability expert Karim Elgendy to examine the growing water and climate crisis across the Middle East. They explore how climate change, mismanagement, and regional politics are strai ...  Show more

Karim Elgendy: Climate Diplomacy in the Middle East
Babel: Translating the Middle East

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Karim Elgendy, an expert on climate and energy policy in the Middle East and North Africa. Elgendy is the associate director at Buro Happold, an associate fellow at Chatham House, and a senior non-resident scholar at the Middle East In ...  Show more

China, Iran and How the Abraham Accords Will Transform the Middle East
TMR

Angus Blair is a a professor of practice at the University of Cairo and an expert in corporate governance and ESG investing. He explains how the Abraham Accords could help speed up the Middle East's development as it faces the threats of water shortages and climate change. He tal ...  Show more