In 2017, Bahrain's Cabinet endorsed the country's first national renewable energy action plan. The plan included installation of residential solar photovoltaic cells as a means using in government-built housing units. This was followed by establishment panel manufacturing company and introduction net metering policy. However, public acceptance panels has not been researched. study aimed to address this gap through distribution an online survey. A total 764 complete responses were received....

Purpose Bahrain has set a national target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, with an interim goal 30% reduction in CO 2 e emissions 2035. The aim this policy brief is to provide insights on how can be achieved. Design/methodology/approach A review literature related climate change mitigation general, and that particular, was carried out. Findings Given the intensity Bahrain's economy relatively high, requires not only technologies for reducing at source enhanced sinks, but it also...

The gray mangrove (Avicennia marina (Forssk) Vierh) constructs one of Bahrain's most critical ecosystem, severly deteriorating, which has been severely deteriorated by increasing anthropogenic pressures. This study aimed to assess the spatiotemporal changes in habitat around Tubli Bay, Kingdom Bahrain, over last 50 years through achieving following: (1) detect progressive reduction cover using Geographic Information Science and Systems (GISs) techniques remote sensing data, (2) estimate...

Mitigating climate change to limit the global temperature increase (relative pre-industrial temperatures) 2 °C is receiving considerable attention around world. Here, historical and future carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Bahrain were calculated using revised Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 1996 IPCC 2006 methods. The extent which waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies can contribute mitigation was assessed by performing a...

Purpose This study aims to assess readiness for climate change mitigation in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Design/methodology/approach Two stages were followed aiming at understanding situation related Bahrain and assessing readiness. Baseline scenarios period 2019–2040 developed using Low Emissions Analysis Platform software based on historical emissions energy data 1990–2018. Using analytic hierarchy process, was assessed by 13 experts, priority areas action identified. Findings CO 2 e are...

Purpose Reducing CO 2 emissions from transportation is crucial for achieving carbon neutrality in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries by 2060 or earlier. This study aimed at analyzing transportation-related energy consumption and emissions, along with their determinants mitigation measures planned to achieve GCC countries. Design/methodology/approach To objectives, pressure-state-response (PSR) framework was utilized. Various methods were employed within PSR framework, including...

Purpose This study aims to quantify sectoral energy and carbon intensity, revisit the validity of Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) explore relationship between economic diversification CO 2 emissions in Bahrain. Design/methodology/approach Three stages were followed understand linkages growth, consumption Sectoral intensity calculated, time series data trends analyzed two econometric models built using autoregressive distributed lag method for period 1980–2019. Findings The results analysis...

To mitigate climate change in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, it is vital to understand how energy being consumed the different sectors. The GCC countries rely heavily on fossil fuel meet increasing demand for electricity especially from residential sector. Consumption of fuels has several impacts environment including increase carbon dioxide, a major contributor change. Several measures exist reduce These range regulatory, technology, economic and information measures. achieve...

The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) appears as a challenge for many countries in the world.The rapidly increasing amounts and consequent potential impacts necessitate proper planning management.This paper assesses MSW Kuwait using driving forces-pressures-state-impacts-responses (DPSIR) framework.Applying DPSIR method allows understanding causes behind current state related to along with responses undertaken so far.The results analysis show that generation is highly correlated...

Water-energy nexus is an emerging issue that receives considerable attention in the world general and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries particular. The GCC depend mainly on energy generated from fossil fuels to produce drinking water. Yet, amount of water-related use Bahrain remains unexplored. This study aims quantify used water supply cycle for first time using quantitative methods. A bottom-up approach data collection was adopted where three main stages Bahrain: production,...

Purpose The study will inform relevant workplace gendered policies at the university and other academic institutions. Design/methodology/approach A cross -sectional was conducted on all Arabian Gulf University full-time employees during COVID-19 pandemic, in June 2021. questionnaire sent to requesting data that included sociodemographic data, living conditions, psychological status, social aspects, work productivity satisfaction. generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7) used screen for anxiety....

Optical character recognition systems (OCR) contribute tremendously to the advancement of office automation, provide an easy use man-machine interface. The solution used in this paper for problem Arabic is insensitive scale, slight distortions (rotation and misalignment) limited noise. An image reconstruction segment connected overlapping characters. program also traces tables column automatically. system implemented on PC platform has a simple user friendly graphical interface under Windows...

The term sustainable transport first appeared in the literature over two decades ago. An extensive has subsequently evolved, ranging from attempts to clarify concept explorations of its actual implementation worldwide. Yet, structured approaches for achieving developing countries, where data are limited, remain rare. This paper presents a pragmatic methodological framework adopting measures related passenger cars Bahrain. proposed assessment process comprises four steps: analysing current...

Air quality has critical public health impacts as several diseases have been attributed to exposure high PM2.5 concentrations. In the Kingdom of Bahrain context, while sources and prevailing trends studied, its social dimensions remain a gap in literature. This study explores perceptions Bahrain, focusing especially on awareness PM2.5, sources, impacts. It further highlights actions taken by individuals mitigate associated cross sectional was based Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response...

In the context of an abrupt shift to online learning, particularly during COVID-19 pandemic, this study examines efficacy Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) and derives important insights from transformation. The research investigated ERT's application at Arabian Gulf University (AGU), especially within its College Graduate Studies (CGS). Employing a mixed-methods approach, blending quantitative qualitative techniques through two specifically designed questionnaires, gathered input 98% CGS...

The term sustainable transport first appeared in the literature over two decades ago. An extensive has subsequently evolved, ranging from attempts to clarify concept explorations of its actual implementation worldwide. Yet, structured approaches for achieving developing countries, where data are limited, remain rare. This paper presents a pragmatic methodological framework adopting measures related passenger cars Bahrain. proposed assessment process comprises four steps: analysing current...

This study aims to detect and analyze land-use, land cover (LULC) changes in Sitra Island during the past 50 years, from 1967 2018, assess class categories of LULC for each year study. The data were collected various sources such as aerial photographs, satellite images, maps, previous studies reports government projects addition official statistical period. GIS was used prepare required maps period construct two Vector Raster Data Models. Six (built-up, agricultural, barren, wet, reclaimed,...