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The chief executive of Neom, Saudi Arabia’s $1.5trn bid to diversify its economy with tourism, city, and business “giga projects”, has left the role. Neom’s board of directors announced Nadhmi… The post Neom announces sudden departure of chief executive appeared first on Global Construction Review.

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Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister – may God protect him – the Ministry of National Guard, through its Health Affairs division, is organizing the 3rd edition of the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit (RGMBS-2024) in collaboration with the Ministry of […] The post “Riyadh hosts 3rd Global Medical Biotechnology Summit to propel Saudi Vision 2030” appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

Neom is set to host hyper-futuristic cityscapes and structures — but financial pressures on the kingdom are changing.

Nadhmi Al-Nasr, the long-time CEO of the Red Sea urban and industrial development nearly the size of Belgium, will be replaced by Aiman Al-Mudaifer The post Saudi Arabia replaces CEO overseeing $500bn NEOM mega project appeared first on Gulf Business.

Pitched as a mix of ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Jurassic Park,’ Neom is the world’s biggest construction project. Twenty-one thousand people have died so far to make it happen.

Consultants from Austria, the UK and the US have been chosen to fill the roles of urban designer, planning consultant and infrastructure designer for the first phase of The Line,… The post DMAA, Gensler and Mott MacDonald win roles on Saudi Arabia’s The Line appeared first on Global Construction Review.

BARCELONA, Spain - Seongnam, located in Gyeonggi Province, is one of South Korea's leading cities in offering a range of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital services to its residents. According to Mayor Shin Sang-jin, this initiative is one of his key policies.

BARCELONA, Spain - The Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) commenced in Barcelona on Tuesday (local time), bringing together scholars, industry leaders and government officials from around the globe.

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Saudi Arabia has announced the completion of the first project of its Neom programme: the 840,000 sq m island destination of Sindalah. This attraction was masterplanned by yacht-designer and architect… The post Neom opens first luxury tourism spot at Sindalah island appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Sustainable lifestyles, green-tech innovation, and government-led transformation each offer promising routes to make significant progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, according to a new study. The team of researchers examined how these strategies could transform consumption and production across different sectors, identifying both benefits and trade-offs for enhancing human well-being within planetary boundaries. Contrary to the belief that the path to sustainable development is increasingly out of reach, the results show that humankind has a variety of pathways to depart from its current unsustainable trajectory.

Sustainable lifestyles, green-tech innovation, and government-led transformation each offer promising routes to make significant progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, according to a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).

At first glance, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) appear to be a rallying cry for businesses to transform and contribute to the betterment of society and the environment.

Around the world, seeds of regenerative cities have already been planted. As they grow, they will shape the metropolises of tomorrow.

IIASA researchers helped to identify three focus areas at the intersection of science and policy, which could foster transformative action to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Their priorities include exploiting SDG synergies, modeling long-term policy impacts, and co-developing tools together with relevant stakeholders.

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and Cali, Colombia, were named top winners at the second Seoul Smart City Prize ceremony, hosted by the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) at COEX Convention Center in Seoul on Oct. 10.

An international conference was held in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss strategies for addressing innovative climate change measures in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the foreign ministry said.

By 2050, the Netherlands will need nearly two million additional homes. However, housing and related utility buildings take up already limited space, and the materials required for construction also have an environmental footprint. With these challenges in mind, Janneke van Oorschot sought to explore where and how best to build.

SAR satellites are transforming urban management across the Middle East by enabling smarter utilities, waste and water management, enhanced public safety, and innovation The post Insights: How SAR satellite data is empowering the rise of smart cities appeared first on Gulf Business.

Nature is the foremost international weekly scientific journal in the world and is the flagship journal for Nature Portfolio. It publishes the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature publishes landmark papers, award winning news, leading comment and expert opinion on important, topical scientific news and events that enable readers to share the latest discoveries in science and evolve the discussion amongst the global scientific community.

A collaborative research team from Beijing Normal University and the University of Regina has introduced a new approach to sustainable development in arid river basins through a Grey Fractional Multi-Objective Programming (GFMOP) model. The study, recently published, focuses on balancing water, energy, economy, carbon emissions, and ecological considerations to provide a comprehensive solution for resource management in arid and semi-arid regions.

With this year's annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) summit set to take place in a little over a month in Azerbaijan, the world's attention once again turns to climate change, resource security and the goals of sustainable development.

The role of universities in the fight for a fairer and more sustainable planet is increasingly significant. A team of researchers from ESPOL has examined how academia contributes to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by analyzing scientific publications on a global scale.

Boris Titov considers the pursue of the UN SDGs extremely inefficient: it lacks focus, and finding adequate financial resources for their achievement seems impossible

New York, SANA – Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Bassam Sabbagh discussed with President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly Philemon Yang aspects of interest to Syria within the framework of General Assembly during its current session. During the meeting, Sabbagh stressed the importance of confronting political polarization’s attempts which are practiced …

The Iranian president called on "the UN chief, in cooperation with the countries affected by unilateral sanctions"

Imagine a city where everything works harmoniously, and sustainability is at the forefront of every decision. That’s the

The Swiss-based backer of the Internet Computer Protocol will provide training and entrepreneurial support as well as decentralized computing.

If you follow motorsports you’ve probably seen the word “Neom” somewhere. It’s pretty prevalent in trackside billboards, and it is the title sponsor of McLaren’s Formula E and Extreme E efforts. You might not, however, have known what Neom is. Aside from another avenue for Saudi Arabia to sportswash its horrific… Read more...

Urban sustainable development (USD) plans and policies cover a wide range of issues, such as biodiversity protection, transportation, or poverty reduction. Yet, it is unclear what the USD policy preferences of residents are.

By 2050, an estimated 70% of the human population will live in cities (1), which will likely lead to increases in greenhouse gases emitted by transportation, infrastructure, and waste (2). In addition to exacerbating climate change, emissions contribute to air pollution, which already poses a substantial risk to human health (1, 2). Smart technology—networked, online devices that can collect detailed data and automate the efficient use of materials and energy—could mitigate the risks of increased urbanization and the resulting emissions and pollution.

At the end of the 20th century, the United Nations (UN) launched the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs were a list of eight Goals with a 2015 … The post The Conflict Between the Sustainable Development Goals and Environmental Activists appeared first on SAIFood.

One of the big ideas of the 21st century, "smart cities" promised a new world of connected, data-driven and sustainable urbanism. Pervasive digital infrastructures would monitor flows from sewage to traffic to criminal activities, providing information in real time and anticipating and preventing risks.

The 4,200 sq km, $6.1bn Amaala tourist destination on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast is due to welcome its first guests in 2025, according to Red Sea Global, the developer… The post Saudi Arabian megaproject Amaala to open to first tourists next year appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Mike Milanov is now head of gaming at Qiddiya, a dreamy "Giga Project" under way near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

Huawei Cloud has served over 300 clients in Saudi Arabia, including government agencies, telecom providers, fintech firms and media outlets The post Huawei Cloud commits to accelerate realisation of Saudi Vision 2030 appeared first on Gulf Business.

Researchers in Korea are advocating for the creation of a new AI-based policy intelligence research project that will help local governments both domestically and abroad make public decisions and carry out their policies.

Construction of a Korea-Vietnam cooperation center for smart city development was completed in Hanoi on Tuesday, Seoul's land ministry said.

In this article, we will look at the 5 most sustainable cities in the world. You can read our detailed discussion and a more comprehensive list by visiting the 20 Most Sustainable Cities in the World. 5. Munich, Germany Planet: 8 People: 36 Profit: 22 Progress: 24 Munich is one of the cities in Germany […]

In this article, we will look at the 20 Most Sustainable Cities in the World. You can skip our detailed discussion and see the 5 Most Sustainable Cities in the World. Global Sustainable Development Progress According to the latest UN report, the world is falling behind on the progress towards the sustainable development goals (SDG). […]

South Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups, in partnership with Indonesia's Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, is set to co-host the fifth Korea-ASEAN Business Model Competition for SDGs 2024 in October. According to the organizing committ

Soil liquefaction that results in infrastructure damage has long been a point of contention for urban planners and engineers. Accurately predicting the soil liquefaction risk of a region could help overcome this challenge. Accordingly, researchers applied artificial intelligence to generate soil liquefaction risk maps, superseding already published risk maps.

The development of human societies is concurrent with infrastructural changes, evidenced by rapid urbanization in recent years. We are moving towards the era of ‘smart cities’ powered by advanced technology—such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things, and big data analytics—for sustainable urban development. However, climate change has been hampering this growth—earthquakes and other […]

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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly widened existing economic and health disparities between wealthy and low-income countries and slowed progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new study.

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly widened existing economic and health disparities between wealthy and low-income countries and slowed progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new study published July 24, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Wanessa Miranda of Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and colleagues. Credit: Silveira et al., […]

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly widened existing economic and health disparities between wealthy and low-income countries and slowed progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new study published July 24, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Wanessa Miranda of Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and colleagues.

According to Alexander Pankin, countries of the global South cannot get the loans they need, have to pay high interest rates and tolerate the transfer of borrowed resources into the public debt to Western countries

The bridge will connect guest rooms and suites, a club house, a spa, and a signature Equinox Fitness Club The post NEOM: Equinox Hotels to open bridge resort on Magna’s Treyam appeared first on Gulf Business.

A team of business people and state officials from South Korea visited Vietnam last week to discuss large-scale projects such as urban development and high-speed rail. South Korea hopes to… The post Korean team visits Vietnam to pitch for smart city and railway work appeared first on Global Construction Review.

In line with the partnership with Eversendai, Emirates Steel will supply premium steel beams for the construction of the ski village The post Emirates Steel, Eversendai partner for NEOM Trojena Ski Village project appeared first on Gulf Business.

The UAE capital climbed three places to secure 10th position, while Dubai also improved its standing, moving from 17th to 12th place among 142 cities worldwide The post 5 reasons why Abu Dhabi and Dubai feature in world’s top smart cities index appeared first on Gulf Business.

After creating the world’s first self-organizing drone flock, researchers at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary have now also demonstrated the first large-scale autonomous drone traffic solution. This fascinating new system is capable of far more than what could be executed with human pilots. Credit: Credit: Drone swarm research at ELTE Department of Biological Physics […]

New York, SANA- Syria submitted its second voluntary national report on achieving the sustainable development purposes and implementing the 2030 action plan during the work of the annual high-level political forum held by the Economic and Social Council at the UN, which began its work on the 8th of July and will continue until the …

Dubai Customs hopes the blockchain solution will facilitate tamper-proof data sharing, save time and effort and reduce voluminous paperwork for local supply chains.

The public service is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is the bridge between people and their governments, building trust through effective service delivery. When governments deliver the essential services that meet people's needs - like access to water and sanitation, energy, education, health and justice - trust grows. It is that trust that creates space for effective governance and for delivering the types of transformational development policies that the world so desperately needs.

HomeScienceVol. 384, No. 6702Sustainable development in global border regionsBack To Vol. 384, No. 6702 Full accessLetter Share on Sustainable development in global border regionsYi Cheng, Zhenci Xu, and Haimeng Liu [email protected]Authors Info & AffiliationsScience20 Jun 2024Vol 384, Issue 6702p. 1309 PREVIOUS ARTICLETen must-read science historiesPreviousNEXT ARTICLESex-based differences affec…

No shortage of tech inventors and innovators in the city, but it is hard to commercialise their products.

A group of leading academics are calling for the UN Sustainable Development Goals to be extended past their 2030 target date and updated with consideration for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), and with more input from communities affected by the goals, among other recommendations. Halfway to the targeted completion date of 2030, many of […]

A group of leading academics are calling for the UN Sustainable Development Goals to be extended past their 2030 target date and updated with consideration for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), and with more input from communities affected by the goals, among other recommendations.

Technological advancements in the real estate sector are driving efficiency, enhancing user experiences, and fostering sustainable practices The post Smart cities, biometrics, nanotech: How techology is reinventing the property industry appeared first on Gulf Business.

Capella's renowned wellness experiences are tailored to individual needs and utilise lunar phases as a guiding principle The post Saudi Arabia: Capella Hotels announces wellness-themed resort at NEOM appeared first on Gulf Business.

Business leaders and government officials from South Korea and Turkmenistan pledged to further strengthen cooperation in infrastructure and digital development at a bilateral business forum held Tuesday in Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat. The f

Major construction firms in Korea initially sought to win large-scale orders for the project to overcome a recent slump in the domestic housing market.

Top-level government officials and experts from different fields shared their insights on the diversity and gender balance in the public and private sectors, Wednesday, stressing that boosting such values is key to ensuring the sustainable development of the country.

Is living on the water our future? Floating developments, including a project in progress in South Korea, suggest that it’s more than a pipe dream.

Kuwait’s Public Authority for Housing Welfare has picked two Chinese companies to build supporting infrastructure for a Foster + Partners’ planned new city 80km south of the capital. The work… The post Chinese firms win $560m project for Kuwait’s South Sabah smart city appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Global city leaders and experts met in Geneva, Tuesday, to discuss people-centered and climate-resilient urban development, highlighting the importance of aligning smart city initiatives with the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals, safeguarding human rights, enhancing social inclusion and advancing climate resilience strategies.

Primarily due to the impact of urbanisation and global warming, urban heatwaves have become a challenging issue worldwide, with Hong Kong persistently experiencing record-breaking high-temperature days. Mitigating urban heat through green and blue infrastructures is essential for creating a sustainable environment. Prof. Hai GUO, Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Hong Kong […]

The Seoul Smart City Prize, which was launched last year, will evolve this year into a comprehensive exhibition, dubbed the Smart Life Week (SLW), in a bid to provide participants and city residents with a venue where they can share smart city visions and experiences, according to World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) Secretary-General Park Jung-sook.

The world is on track to meet the World Health Organization’s target of a billion people having better health by 2025, the UN agency’s 2023 report has found.1Improved air quality, access to water and sanitation, and hygiene measures were the biggest drivers of global health improvement, said the report, which covered 174 countries in 2022-23.Access to universal healthcare was also expanding rapidly, with 30% of countries increasing their coverage of essential health services and providing financial protection. But more work was required to reach the health related targets of the sustainable development goals by the end of this decade, the organisation said.Vaccine progressAmong the most important advances in 2022-23 was the rollout of the world’s first malaria vaccine, RTS,S/AS01. The new jab has so far been rolled out to more than two million children in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi, reducing mortality by 13% in children eligible for vaccination. A second...

The document was presented at a meeting of an expert council on sustainable development at the Economic Development Ministry headed by Minister Maksim Reshetnikov

Gross domestic product (GDP) has long been the main indicator of economic growth used almost everywhere in the world.

Sejong was established as an administrative town with the goal of achieving balanced regional development and addressing overcrowding in the metropolitan area surrounding Seoul.

Sejong was established as an administrative town with the goal of achieving balanced regional development and addressing overcrowding in the metropolitan area surrounding Seoul.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Banco Central do Brasil have put sustainable finance at the centre of the latest G20 TechSprint hackathon competition.

ATLANTA — In this Healio video exclusive, Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD, discusses a new American Heart Association policy statement that highlights the importance of considering cardiometabolic health in urban planning.To improve global health, urban planning should address seven key physical provisioning systems that support people living in cities, with an emphasis on access to green spaces, healthy foods and safe drinking water, Rajagopalan, chief of the division of cardiovascular medicine and chief academic and scientific officer of University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular

EU researchers are helping policymakers reconcile competing demands in a region full of natural resources, beauty and tradition.

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Against the backdrop of global challenges such as climate change, diminishing natural resources, and the need to feed a growing population, the imperative for fostering worldwide agricultural sustainability has reached unprecedented levels. China’s Agricultural Green Development (AGD) serves as an important model for global sustainable agricultural development. What advantages does this model offer in terms […]

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Pham Minh Chinh hailed the positive development of Vietnam-Russia relations in all fields, stressing that cooperation in the oil and gas sector, which has reached a high level of efficiency, continues to be its basis

The World Bank estimates that by 2050 the global urban population will double in size, putting ever-increasing pressure on city streets, housing markets, infrastructure, government services, and the environment. Luckily, over the last few years, advancements in the fields of AI, IoT, robotics, and the ongoing deployment of 5G have made the timing ripe for new technological solutions to come to the rescue. In 2023, the global smart cities market was valued at $748.7 billion and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.8% from 2023 to 2030. These new solutions are set to reshape…This story continues at The Next Web

Cities designed with sustainable measures such as green infrastructure, access to safe open spaces and healthy foods can directly improve the cardiometabolic health of the people who live and work in those urban areas, researchers reported.In a new policy statement from the American Heart Association, researchers argued that any urban planning should address seven key “physical provisioning systems” that support people living in urban cities and also consume more than 90% of the world’s water and generate more than 94% of global CO2 emissions: systems that provide food,

In the third episode of our podcast, Future Human: The Series, we look at urban centres of the future, and how we can use new technologies to design cities that are resilient and sustainable.  Read more: Future Human podcast: Can tech create healthy, sustainable cities?

As an efficacious solution to the conventional resource depletion, unconventional reservoirs have emerged in a dominant role to furnish substantial oil and gas supplies worldwide. For unconventional reservoirs, the primary hurdle pertains to the assessment of the stimulated permeability and the success of completion design based on time-dependent patterns in flowrate and pressure, which holds […]

In a keynote presentation at Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2024 in Berlin, Hemlata Narasimhan, president of Elavon explored what a smart city could look like in 2030, using Venice, Italy as a case study.

Korea should prioritize hydrogen and smart city initiatives to enhance its influence on NEOM, a pioneering city being built in Saudi Arabia by leading companies from around the world with the goal of maximizing efficiency and eco-friendliness for the anticipated 9 million residents, according to government officials and experts, Tuesday.

Korea's 62-year-old business relationship with Saudi Arabia is expanding beyond the traditional sectors of construction and petrochemicals. Bilateral efforts are now underway to develop new projects in areas such as smart cities, clean energy, and future mobility.

The emirate recently signed an agreement with China’s Shenzhen to collaborate on pioneering smart city projects The post How Abu Dhabi became the GCC’s poster child of smart cities appeared first on Gulf Business.

The World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) has opened three new regional offices in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates, Almaty of Kazakhstan and Cuenca of Ecuador to propel global smart city cooperation initiatives.

Discover how science and technology are finding innovative ways to reuse wastewater in cities, contributing to sustainability and resource management.

Korea will push forward with urban development in foreign countries using state and private firms' smart city technologies to support them in dealing with increasing population and rising housing demand, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Park Sang-woo said Monday.