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February 2018
Article title	Source	Date
UAE- Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation announces winners for 2018	MENA FN	18 February 2018
ICBA plays vital role in tackling climate change, poverty & hunger in many countries	Emirates News Agency (WAM)	15 February 2018
ICBA plays vital role in tackling climate change, poverty & hunger in many countries	ReliefWeb	15 February 2018
Beyond the Headlines podcast Tackling food scarcity in the Middle East (podcast with ICBA DG Dr. Ismahane Elouafi)	The National	7 February 2018

January 2018
Article title	Source	Date
Women on Food Security	Khaleej Times	28 January 2018

December 2017
Article title	Source	Date
Futuristic Vertical Farming Helps Plants to 'Overcome Hostile Environments' in the Middle East	iGrow News, Associated Press	29 December 2017
Vertical farming set to boost UAE's domestic food production (Video)	CCTV/ Reuters TV, China	23 December 2017
Shaking up salt-friendly agriculture	Nature, Middle East	20 December 2017

October 2017
Article title	Source	Date
Jordan water crisis worsens as Mideast tensions slow action	Associated Press, USA	31 October 2017
Climate change and rising seas 'could spell disaster' for UAE's coastal cities	The National	31 October 2017
Jordan water crisis worsens as Mideast tensions slow action	The Seattle Times USA	30 October 2017
ICBA, AOAD partner to boost food security in Arab region	Thomson Reuters, Zawya	19 October 2017
Tapping the potential of reject brine	The Sustainabilist Magazine	19 October 2017
ICBA, AOAD partner to boost food security in Arab region	Emirates News Agency (WAM)	19 October 2017

September 2017
Article title	Source	Date
Untapped alternatives for a sustainable future	Envirocities eMagizine (Environmental Center for Arab Towns)	18 September 2017

August 2017
Article title	Source	Date
Quinoa Harvesting the world’s supergrain	Gulf News	23 August 2017
3 UAE startups bag Expo Live grants	Khaleej Times	1 August 2017

July 2017
Article title	Source	Date
Three inspirational UAE startups have been granted Dhs1 million	Whats On	31 July 2017
UAE ventures aimed to improve lives are first to get Expo 2020 grants	The National	31 July 2017
Girls, listen. This is why we need you to study science (op-ed on Tamkeen program)	Khaleej Times	8 July 2017
How policymakers can support a new crop of young, qualified women, op-ed on Tamkeen program by Head of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Middle East Relations)	The National	3 July 2017

June 2017
Article title	Source	Date
Sharjah to cultivate salt-tolerant plants	Trade Arabia	19 June 2017
How NASA'S satellites can help solve the middle east water crisis	Newsweek	11 June 2017

May 2017
Article title	Source	Date
Nominations for Innovative Farmer Award opens	Gulf Today	25 May 2017
ADFD funded Dh5.6b projects in 2016	Khaleej Times	24 May 2017
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development eyes lucrative chance for local firms	The National	24 May 2017
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development finances 17 projects worth AED5.6 billion in 2016	Emirates News Agency	24 May 2017
Islamic Development Bank 42nd Annual Meeting Policymakers, experts urge more youth engagement in agriculture to fight unemployment, food security	GFAR News	18 May 2017
Islamic Development Bank 42nd Annual Meeting Policymakers, experts urge more youth engagement in agriculture to fight unemployment, food security	Islamic Finance	17 May 2017
Islamic Development Bank 42nd Annual Meeting Policymakers, experts urge more youth engagement in agriculture to fight unemployment, food security	ReliefWeb	16 May 2017
Islamic Development Bank 42nd Annual Meeting Policymakers, experts urge more youth engagement in agriculture to fight unemployment, food security	Nigeria News, Shafaqna	16 May 2017
ICBA joins forces with partners to set up first-ever operational drought monitoring system in Jordan	Public	3 May 2017
ICBA joins forces with partners to set up first-ever operational drought monitoring system in Jordan	GFAR News	3 May 2017
ICBA joins forces with partners to set up first-ever operational drought monitoring system in Jordan	News One Place	3 May 2017
ICBA joins forces with partners to set up first-ever operational drought monitoring system in Jordan	World News	3 May 2017

April 2017
Article title	Source	Date
ICBA joins forces with partners to set up first-ever operational drought monitoring system in Jordan	Humanitarian News	30 April 2017
ICBA joins forces with partners to set up first-ever operational drought monitoring system in Jordan	PreventionWeb (by UNISDR)	30 April 2017
ICBA joins forces with partners to set up first-ever operational drought monitoring system in Jordan	ReliefWeb	27 April 2017
The breakthrough that could transform the process of desalinating sea-water	The National	16 April 2017

March 2017
Article title	Source	Date
UAE Portrait of a Nation A champion of dry agriculture	The National	9 March 2017

February 2017
Article title	Source	Date
The future health of our forests requires prudent investment now	The National	21 February 2017
Eight new species of plant discovered in the UAE	The National	6 February 2017

January 2017
Article title	Source	Date
Wasting food is harming the environment, UAE experts say	The National	3 January 2017

December 2016
Article title	Source	Date
Calls to rethink UAE diet as UN study shows environmental damage of eating meat	The National	31 December 2016
Dubai hosts biggest international conference on quinoa	Multiple sources	8 December 2016
Emirates Soil Museum opens its doors in Dubai	Multiple sources	8 December 2016
A for Agriculture The homegrown revolution	Gulf News	1 December 2016

October 2016
Article title	Source	Date
True meaning of empowerment	The National	25 October 2016
New programme aims to increase representation of female farmers in the Middle East	The National	24 October 2016
Protected Agriculture	Dubai Eye 103.8	24 October 2016