Fast Company
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Climate change is the 21st-century urban nightmare: supercharging wild swings between extreme heat and floods in cities like Dubai, Jeddah, Tehran, and Damascus—knocking out power supply, impacting access to food and water, and displacing communities.
Experts call the next few years a decisive moment for cities, as growing climate focus is taking hold across the region.
“Many cities across the region are taking bold steps to reduce climate impact, from wind-powered cooling infrastructure in Masdar, major solar investments in Dubai, urban greening in Riyadh, to more efficient buildings by top real estate players,” says Boland.
Dubai has committed to sourcing 75 percent of its energy from clean sources by 2050, while advancing large-scale waste diversion, green building standards, district cooling, and urban greening to cut emissions, reduce heat, and improve air quality.
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