Economically motivated energy transitions must be climate-resilient to generate just transitions that benefit people and the environment.

The Middle East and North Africa have been hit by food, energy, and debt crises that have exacerbated structural economic weaknesses of low- and middle-incomes countries, particularly Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebanon.

Since 2011, the Arab world has undergone massive upheavals—geopolitical shifts, climate shocks, mounting economic pressures, and authoritarian restructuring, to name a few. Dynamic responses from governments and citizens are laying the shape of the next decade.

Please join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Middle East program for a public conversation on the cascading impacts of climate change in the Middle East and how governments and citizens can prepare.