Green Growth Opportunities and Sustainable Finance in the Gulf Cooperation Council Region - Strengthening the Response to Global Shocks

This book provides a comprehensive and analytical overview of green growth opportunities within a sustainable finance framework in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. It provides policy recommendations to strengthen the response to 'global shocks' such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and related oil and gas prices fluctuations.
This book combines theoretical frameworks and empirical research examining the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Red Sea Coral Reefs, and Green Transformation pathways in the Gulf. Through detailed case studies, the book addresses critical challenges including climate change and resource insecurity while highlighting opportunities in Smart Cities, Sustainable AI, and FinTech innovation. By contextualizing global sustainability theories within the GCC environment, chapters on Stock Markets and Environmental Quality, Central Bank Transparency, and Good Governance and Economic Resilience provide actionable insights for regional development. The Healthcare sector perspective and AI Adoption for Sustainable Development in higher education further demonstrate practical applications of green economy principles. Essential reading for policymakers, scholars, investors, and stakeholders, this comprehensive volume enriches the global debate on sustainable finance with specific reference to the unique environmental-economic nexus of the Arab Gulf states.

List of contents

Chapter 1 "Status and Prospects of Renewable Energy Development in GCC Countries.- Chapter 2 "Finance Landscape and Opportunities in the Gulf Cooperation Council.- Chapter 3 "Holistic Approach for Smart Cities in the UAE.

Product details

• Assisted by: Bellalah (Editor), Mondher Bellalah (Editor), Héla Miniaoui (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 18.10.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9789819682867
• ISBN: 978-981-9682-86-7
• No. of pages: 300
• Illustrations: XII, 300 p. 33 illus., 29 illus. in color.
• Series: Gulf Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Nachhaltigkeit, Soziologie, Öffentliche Verwaltung, Sustainability, Digitalization, Politik der National- Zentral- oder Bundesregierung, Climate Change, Environmental Policy, Umweltökonomie, Renewable Energy, Green Economy, Environmental Economics, Environmental Social Sciences, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, food security, Smart Cities, Sustainable Finance, remittances, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Policy implementation, Economic resilience, Gulf Cooperation Council