The EM/MENA Project at the Urban Foodshed
SEOUL BIENNALE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM 2017
Video Contributions
Alongside the live presentations at the Urban Foodshed, ACTIVATE also presented work produced by colleagues engaged in the environmental and resource-related challenges faced by the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa (EM/MENA) region. These videos introduced some issues from locations such as Lebanon, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran and touched upon issues such permaculture-based soil-restoration and reversal of desertification; regional composting techniques; traditional climate-based water harvesting methods; ecosystem restoration in extreme desert conditions etc.
List of Videos
“Farm ponds in Guilan Province, Iran” | Project by MASOUMEH MIRSAFA
“Restoring the Mediterranean and MENA Region - Lessons from Around the World” | RALEIGH LATHAM
“Greening Saudi Arabia – The Al Baydha Project” | NEAL SPACKMAN
“Permaculture Composting in Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen” | RHAMIS KENT
“Composting in Saidoun, South Lebanon” | SOILS PERMACULTURE LEBANON
“The MARSA Development Project - Northwestern Deserts of Egypt” | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
“Eco-friendly Insect Pest Control: the Bracon Hebetor Wasp” | DESERT RESEARCH CENTER EGYPT
“Fornelia Solar Efficiency” – short animation | FORNELIA CYPRUS
“The Privatization of Electricity in Greece” | News Report by NIKOLIA APOSTOLOU on the Privatization of Utilities
Presentation by Masoumeh Mirsafa
GUILAN PROVINCE, IRAN
Edited by Raleigh Latham
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN MASTERCLASS
From the Al Baydha Project
LAND RESTORATION, SAUDI ARABIA
PDC Class by Rhamis Kent
TEA COMPOSTING IN YEMEN
SOILS - Permaculture Association - Lebanon
COMPOSTING TECHNIQUES
Desert Research Center
MARSA MATROUH - NORTH WESTERN DESERT COAST - EGYPT
Sustainable Development Project of the Desert Research Center
Sustainable Development Center for Matrouh Resources (SDCMR) in Egypt
Solar Cooker by Savvas Hadjixenophontos
The EFFICIENCY of COOKING with GREEN ENERGY
N.B. Another issue addressed within the parameters of resource management in the EM/MENA region was that of water privatization in Greece - within the context of the aftermath of the 2009 financial crisis and the subsequent austerity-led economic pressures to privatize Greek utilities and assets - such as water supply, electricity and ports. Read about the issue of Greek water privatization.
The video below specifically addressed the topic of electricity, touching upon the larger issue of the continued use of fossil fuels and diminishing natural resources in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Work by Nikolia Apostolou
NEWS REPORT ON THE PRIVATIZATION OF UTILITIES IN GREECE
Search website for Neal Spackman, Rhamis Kent, Ahmed Imam, Desert Research Center, Savvas Hadjixenphontos in other ACTIVATE projects.
