Abstract Global climate projections suggest a significant intensification of summer heat extremes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). To assess regional impacts, underpin mitigation adaptation measures, robust information is required from downscaling studies, which has been lacking for region. Here, we project future hot spells by using Heat Wave Magnitude Index comprehensive ensemble M...

Digital technologies offer a potential solution to improve sustainability—economic, social, and environmental—of agri-food systems around the globe. While developed countries have led innovation adoption of digital agriculture, impact in developing countries—including Middle East North Africa (MENA) region—is massive. This article synthesizes existing evidence review current contribution sector...

he year 2011 was one of remarkable and uneven transition in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Mass uprisings in cities in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya brought about changes in governments; protests have quelled in Bahrain, Syria and Yemen; and cautious reforms were introduced in Saudi Arabia. The situation remains very fluid, but there is a consensus that 2011 ushered in a period of f...

This chapter describes the eight electricity generation technologies considered in this publication by illustrating the basic principles behind each form of electricity generation, the conventional sub-types for each technology, as well as their common application and specific technological characteristics. Lastly, it will outline certain characteristics of power plants for each technology, whi...

E. Lefai · I. Ruiz de Mena · R. Garesse Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas "Alberto Sols" CSIC-UAM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/ Arzobispo Morcillo 4. 28029 Madrid. Spain M. Calleja Centro de Biologia Molecular "Severo Ochoa" CSIC-UAM, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain A. T. Lagina III · L. S. Kaguni Department of Biochemistry, Mic...

Carlos Barceló, 1 Luis J. Garay, 2 Pedro F. González-Dı́az, 3 and Guillermo A. Mena Marugán 3 Instituto de Astrofı́sica de Andalucı́a, CSIC, Camino Bajo de Huétor, 18080 Granada, Spain Theoretical Physics Group, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom Centro de Fı́sica ‘‘Miguel A. Catalán,’’ Instituto de Matemáticas y Fı́sica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 121, 28006 Ma...