I was a keynote speaker on “Preserving Water, Renewable Energy, and Protecting Soil and Forests During and After Wars and Conflicts” at the Third International Scientific Conference of the Arab Council for Sustainable Development, hosted by Amman Arab University in cooperation with the Association of Arab Universities.
Conference Themes
1. Environmental Sustainability Track
- Natural Resource Management: Preserving water, renewable energy, and protecting soil and forests during and after wars and conflicts.
- Climate Change: Adapting to climate change, reducing carbon emissions, and addressing climate policies resulting from wars.
- Biodiversity: Protecting wildlife and conserving marine and terrestrial biodiversity during and after wars and conflicts.
- Waste Management and Recycling: Modern strategies for recycling and reducing pollution caused by wars.
- International Responsibility: Safeguarding the environment during and after wars and conflicts.
2. Economic Sustainability Track
- Post-war Sustainable Economic Development: Stimulating sustainable economic growth, reducing unemployment, supporting green industries, and ensuring food security.
- Sustainable Finance in Times of Conflict: Innovation in green finance, sustainable banking, and green bonds.
- Circular Economy During and After Wars: Reusing resources and promoting circular economy practices.
- Technology and Innovation: The role of technology in achieving sustainability, including Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies.
- Legal Frameworks: Enabling investment in post-war reconstruction through legislation.
- Forced Displacement: Impacts of displacement caused by wars and conflicts on labor markets.
- Religious Teachings: The role of divine laws in promoting values of economic justice during and after wars and conflicts.
3. Social Sustainability Track
- Education and Human Development: Capacity building, supporting sustainable education, and raising community awareness during wars and conflicts.
- Public Health and Well-being: Developing sustainable public health systems and improving quality of life during periods of war and conflict.