Louise Sarant

Louise Sarant is a freelance environment and science journalist based in Cairo.

Photo by Watter al-Bahry.

This individual is a guest contributor for mei.edu, and is not affiliated with The Middle East Institute.

Publications

Egypt in Focus

Nov 30, 2015

Louise Sarant

Food Security and Cairo's Rooftop Gardens

Nov 30, 2015

Louise Sarant

The benefits of rooftop gardens in a city like Cairo, which has high levels of pollution and limited green spaces, are manifold, but the most significant benefit is undoubtedly the food security it contributes to, and it has never been more urgent than today.
Egypt in Focus

Feb 18, 2015

Louise Sarant

The Rise of Solar Energy in Egypt

Feb 18, 2015

Louise Sarant

At the Bahariya Oasis 235 miles southwest of Cairo, the mountains of the Western Desert are interrupted by vast circular patterns of greenery. On one of these large farms, in striking contrast to the ancient, wind-shaped sandstone in the background, solar panels stand in neat rows. Here at the center of the largest hyper-arid region on earth, KarmSolar, a three-year-old Egyptian solar energy start-up company, has built its headquarters.
Insight

Mar 6, 2014

Louise Sarant

Egypt's Quiet Revolution: Sustainable Agriculture

Mar 6, 2014

Louise Sarant

The Egyptian revolutionary motto, “bread, freedom, social justice,” which echoed over 18 days until Hosni Mubarak's ouster on February 11, 2011, illustrated how restricted access to food had become one of the people's main grievances. In the aftermath of the revolution, infused by a renewed sense of ownership of their country, many citizens launched environmental initiatives with a focus on sustainable agriculture.