Karim Elgendy: Climate Diplomacy in the Middle East
Podcast:Babel: Translating the Middle East Published On: Tue Jun 25 2024 Description: This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Karim Elgendy, an expert on climate and energy policy in the Middle East and North Africa. Elgendy is the associate director at Buro Happold, an associate fellow at Chatham House, and a senior non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute. They talk about the geopolitics of climate change, the challenges hindering climate diplomacy, and the factors driving energy production in the region. Then, he continues the conversation with Will Todman and Leah Hickert to discuss climate's role in regional diplomacy and the public discourse around climate in the Middle East. Transcript, "Karim Elgendy: Climate Diplomacy in the Middle East," CSIS, June 25, 2024.