Lawyer Monthly Magazine - March 2020 Edition

Bashayer AlMajed Tackling climate change and how it is impacting Kuwait’s economy Tackling climate change and how it is impacting Kuwait’s economy Kuwait is the 7th largest exporter of oil, providing 50% of its GDP, but climate change is causing people to rethink their dependency on oil. Climate change will potentially affect everyone’s future. Of course, the oil and fossil fuel industry has an impact and so, as a country responsible and involved in this sector, Kuwait needs to address their part in this, both from a concern for our economy, but also from the social and environmental impact. Here, we speak to Dr Bashayer AlMajed about the issues she is trying to resolve in Kuwait’s legal system. She touches on how legal reformwill impact many aspects – from its economy to diversity in the legal sector. The Issues in Kuwait’s Current Climate That is a reason to why I am setting up a charity called Green for Life. The aim is to work together with the government and the respective industries to explore changes we can make to our oil extraction, purification and transportation methods to clean up the industry and encourage legal reform to protect it. This is not about attacking the industry, but working with them to find solutions. I hope, eventually, that we can also reduce Kuwait’s carbon footprint by encouraging the industry and government to invest globally in tree plantations and support environmental initiatives. There will also be an educational strand of Green for Life, working with schools and universities to explain the impacts of Climate Change and Contact: DR BASHAYER ALMAJED Dr.Bashayer.AlMajed@gmail.com 44 WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM | MAR 2020 An InterviewWith “This is not about attacking the industry, but working with them to find solutions.”