Perspectives

Abdul Latif Jameel’s 'Perspectives' thought leadership series provides a unique and engaging insight into the challenges and opportunities seen in core developmental business sectors across the rapidly developing Middle East, North Africa and Turkey region, and far beyond.

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August 12, 2026 | Madrid, Spain

7 mins

Can water become our most powerful tool for preventing wildfires?

Every summer, wildfires consume more land, destroy more homes and place greater pressure on communities, ecosystems and public finances.  Rising temperatures, prolonged droughts and decades of poor land management have made large parts of the world increasingly vulnerable to fast-moving fires.  From southern Europe and North America to Australia and Canada, wildfire seasons are becoming longer, more destructive and more expensive.

August 5, 2026 | Los Lagos, Chile

11 mins

Burning ambition: can waste help solve the energy conundrum?

As a society, we face dual dilemmas as we spread our footprint across the Earth: a surplus of garbage from our homes and industries, and a lack of clean energy to power our daily lives.  Increasingly, it appears these two problems might have a single solution through: reprocessing and reuse - waste-to-energy.