Dr. Mohamed A. Raouf, 7 November, 2010, Gulf Research Center

Growing population and high levels of urbanisation have increased the demand for urban services in the Arabian Gulf region, including solid waste management. Further, owing to acceleration in the pace of industrialisation, the generation of hazardous and non-hazardous industrial wastes and biomedical waste has increased. Waste generation rates are affected by socio-economic development, degree of industrialisation, and climate change. Generally, the greater the economic prosperity and the higher the percentage of urban population, the greater the amount of solid waste produced. Read more