The discussion will be held in both Arabic and English, with interpretation available on Zoom only.

You can register to attend by following this link. You will receive a Zoom confirmation email should your registration be successful. Alternatively, you can watch the event live here on our Facebook page.

North African states are investing in massive public works projects that are supposedly environmentally sound, in some cases with international climate finance. But despite promoting these projects as “green,” available evidence suggests that relevant government agencies do not properly anticipate their potential environmental impacts nor integrate environmental requirements systematically into the design, implementation, and post-delivery phases of projects. Government oversight and enforcement of environmental standards is ambiguous at best, while social profitability appears to receive even less attention.

To address this topic, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center and the Arab Reform Initiative are organizing a virtual panel discussion on Monday, April 14, at 4:00 PM Beirut time (EET).