CRC press at Boca Raton, Florida , USA, by Taylor & Francis Group

With around 142,000 visitors from almost 170 countries and regions, the World's Leading Trade Fair for Environmental Technologies reflects the global growth of the industry

The world today committed to a pollution-free planet at the close of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, with resolutions and pledges promising to improve the lives of billions across the globe by cleaning up our air, land and water.

Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a very challenging activity all over the world, especially with the rising world population, the growth in industrialisation and the expansion of urbanisation. Land scarcity and environmental and public health implications are raising serious concerns on the landfilling of solid waste as a disposal route. It is, therefore becoming exceedingly urgent, for the Arab region, to develop and implement disposal methods for MSW that is cost effective and environmentally sustainable.

Meetings with various local representatives responsible for planning and legislation in the energy sector provided a small insight into how intensively the Sultanate of Oman and the Emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi are shaping the future of energy security and economic relations.