Fady Jameel Articles - Addressing Global Issues

In this thought leader series, 'Spotlight', Fady Jameel, Deputy President and Vice Chairman, Abdul Latif Jameel, takes an in-depth look at some of the world's most pressing issues.

In these articles Fady considers the challenges we face and examines the policies, technologies, approaches being utilized. He'll also talk to the people involved in formulating the solutions and making a difference - both from within Abdul Latif Jameel, Community Jameel and from industry, science and academia.

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February 12, 2025 | Dubai, UAE

11 mins

A concrete solution?

The world’s go-to building material is among its worst climate offenders. What can we do to reduce its negative impact?

Africa: climate crisis an existential threat

Nowhere in the world will prove immune from the ravages of climate change. However, global warming is saving its cruelest consequences for an area of the world already blighted by inequality, deprivation and conflict – Africa.