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Coping With E-Waste: Prospects Of E-Waste Circular Economy Within The Gcc: Analyzing The Legal Framework On Recycling Of E-Waste Within The Gcc, Ali Saeed Alrobayee
Coping With E-Waste: Prospects Of E-Waste Circular Economy Within The Gcc: Analyzing The Legal Framework On Recycling Of E-Waste Within The Gcc, Ali Saeed Alrobayee
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The GCC has experienced rapid population growth and urbanization in the last 40 years. The rise in population has caused a surge in e-waste within the GCC countries. Electronic waste poses severe health and environmental risks, calling for the adoption of a circular economy where e-wastes are converted into valuable products through recycling. However, achieving a circular economy requires a robust legal framework, technologies and policies as practiced globally. The Global E-waste Monitor has traced e-waste generation in the GCC countries since 2014. One critical finding is that the e-waste generation has surged with population growth, urbanization and the advancement …
Foundations For Sustainable Development: Harmonizing Islam, Nature And Law, Norah Bin Hamad
Foundations For Sustainable Development: Harmonizing Islam, Nature And Law, Norah Bin Hamad
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Human society is weakening Earth’s environment, its only home. In 2015, nations agreed on a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to guide restoring and sustaining the wellbeing of peoples everywhere. If the SDGs are to succeed, all cultural and religious communities will need to urgently implement them. Islam offers a holistic view of God’s creation and the Qur’an clearly sets forth duties to care for the Earth. In the past, most people have ignored the world-wide trends of environmental degradation which scientist have reported. There is a pressing need to expand education and public awareness about the threats …
Promoting Sustainable Development Through Environmental Law: Prospects For Saudi Arabia, Faisal K. Alturki
Promoting Sustainable Development Through Environmental Law: Prospects For Saudi Arabia, Faisal K. Alturki
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoys a rich cultural and natural heritage and has an advanced state of socio- economic development. It also suffers from a wide range of growing environmental problems such as securing its potable water supply, coping with solid and liquid waste, ensuring clean air or protecting the marine environment. It is the objective of sustainable development to ensure that further development in the Kingdom does not damage the public health of the people or the natural environment. The policies underlying sustainable development have developed internationally over the past four decades and are well explained in Agenda …