by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Agricultural practices across Oman are being disrupted and transformed through the adoption of innovative technological solutions created to increase the Sultanate’s self-sufficiency. Launched in 2019 through a collaboration between Sohar University and the University...
by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Egypt is largely a desert country. For centuries, the Nile River has been the country’s most vital resource. Covering 6,800 kilometers before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile has provided a vital source of irrigation for millennia, transforming the arid...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 14, 2025 | Climate Crisis, Middle East
Climate change is growing with ever-increasing frequency and tenacity, creating extreme temperatures, droughts, and floods. For people in the Middle East, such adverse weather events have been a preoccupation for centuries, as have the interconnected problems of...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 9, 2025 | Agriculture, Conservation
At the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, a remarkable transformation was underway in a corner of the United Arab Emirates. Over the course of only 40 days, a once barren plot situated in a landlocked desert nation was completely transformed, burgeoning with ripe...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 5, 2025 | Afghanistan
Despite ranking as one of the world’s lowest emitters of greenhouse gases, Afghanistan has been recognized by experts as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Natural disasters have increased in both severity and frequency in the country in recent...
