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.
September 3, 2025
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Dubai, UAE
12 mins
One of the wonders of modern technology is its capacity for upgrade. The software in our cellphones can be endlessly updated. Chips in PCs can be replaced with more powerful alternatives. Laptops can be refurbished; their memories expanded with external RAM. Yet there inevitably comes a day when your beloved device, be it smartwatch, TV, phone or tablet, performs its final service. What to do with it then?
August 13, 2025
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Dubai, UAE
9 mins
The timing of COP29 in November 2024 demonstrated one unassailable truth – climate change action is dictated by forces more complex than graphs and data points. It is at the mercy of economics, geo-maneuvering, and the kind of political events that can unsettle long-term orthodoxy.