scholarly journals Renewable Energy Challenges and Opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mohammed A. Al Yousif
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Further Development

This paper seeks to introduce the advantages of investing in renewable energy in Saudi Arabia. It concludes that investment in renewable energy is a promising strategy for creating more sustainable jobs for Saudi citizens and promoting the domestic economic diversification. The Saudi renewable energy sector shall increase the Saudi non-oil private sector’s contribution to the total Saudi economic activities. This research paper uses Leontief’s method to estimate the impact of investment in renewable energy through three main scenarios (investment of 25, 50, and 85 billion Saudi Riyal) over 5 years (2020-2025). The total value added, an additional expected growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) during the period from 2020 to 2025, is estimated to be around 2.7, 4.7, and 6.0 percent of the investment of 25, 50, and 80 billion Saudi Riyal in renewable energy respectively. The expected number of new jobs that would be generated in all three scenarios are 44,000, 90,000, and 150,000 thousand jobs. Moreover, further development of the Saudi renewable energy sector should encourage domestic energy consumption to be more efficient and less polluted. However, challenges typically thwart progress in the renewable energy sector. These challenges include technical problems, cost issues, and lack of financial sources. This paper proposes some solutions that should help circumvent these particular challenges.

scholarly journals Current Situation of Renewable Energy in Saudi Arabia: Opportunities and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Gaydaa Al Zohbi ◽  
Fahad Gallab AlAmri
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Set Up

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia set out the national Vision 2030 that aims to accelerate efforts toward attaining sustainable development goals. In the framework of this Vision, Renewable energy plan has been set up and aims to ensure renewable energy growth that presents a key priority for achieving sustainable development. The present paper highlights the current situation of pollution and renewable energy in the Kingdom and presents the policies and actions stipulated in the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to develop a renewable energy sector. In addition, the barriers facing the implementation of solar and wind energy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been carried out. Also, the different challenges facing the waste management has been presented. The paper concludes with some recommendations to develop the renewable energy sector in the Kingdom.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Hospitality Industry in Greece and Its Treasured Santorini Island

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7906
Author(s):  
Nikola Medová ◽  
Lucie Macková ◽  
Jaromir Harmacek
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Multiple Variables ◽  
Hospitality Sector ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Further Development

This paper focuses on the dynamic of the recent upheaval in the tourism and hospitality sector due to the COVID-19 epidemic in Greece and Santorini island. It uses the case study of a country one-fourth of whose GDP consists of tourism. We compare the available statistical data showing the change in variables in the previous years with 2020 and look into the new challenges and opportunities posed by the drop in the numbers of visitors and flights. We focus mainly on the economic and social impact on the destination and possible future scenarios for further development in the area. Data show a significant effect of the pandemic on multiple variables, such as the long-term trend of the importance of tourism sector in GDP in Greece, the number of flights and visitors to Greece and Santorini island, and the contribution of tourism and travel to GDP. Based on the available data, we also construct three foresight scenarios that describe the possible futures for Santorini island in terms of the pandemic evolution. These scenarios may help various stakeholders and policymakers to be better prepared for different developments that may appear.

scholarly journals Concentration and Specialization of Economic Activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 362
Author(s):  
Salim Bourchid Abdelkader ◽  
Hamidouche M'hamed ◽  
Abderrazak Ahmed Zian
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Income Distribution ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Theoretical Description ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Active Population

This study presents several indicators for understanding the structure of economic activities in terms of concentration and specialization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Subsequently, the theoretical description of the different notions of concentration and specialization relating to geographical or sectors aspect is applied to understand the equality in the distribution of wages and employment levels across the country. Thus, the authors have estimated the most important indexes used in a large part of the academic literature and which are most representative of concentration and distribution, such as the Gini, Herfindahl, Theil, Aigiur, and Krugman indexes for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the year of 2017. The sample used in this study consists of four different kinds of firms (very small, small, medium, and large) of twelve sectors of activities and the wages perceived by employees in thirteen administrative areas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The data are in the forms of annual reports in the year of 2017 obtained from the General Authority for Statistics of Saudi Arabia. The results obtained certainly facilitate the comprehension of the type of income distribution to the active population by sectors and by administrative areas. As for the implication, this study’s results contribute to enrich statistical data and bring added-value to the knowledge that eventually leads to understanding socioeconomic context of the country.

scholarly journals Environmental Accounting and its Impact on the Economy: An Applied Study on Industrial Establishments in Jeddah Governorate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: المحاسبة البيئية وتأثيرها على الاقتصاد: دراسة تطبيقية على المنشآت الصناعية في محافظة جدة في المملكة العربية السعودية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Abbas Abo Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Cost Accounting ◽  
Environmental Accounting ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Environmental Cost ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to shed light on the impact of environmental accounting measured in (environmental cost accounting, environmental sustainability, and environmental policies) in industrial enterprises on the economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To achieve the objectives of the study, the study relied on the descriptive-analytical approach, due to its suitability of the nature of the study, as well as the questionnaire tool was distributed to the study sample using random sample method, where (200) questionnaires were distributed to financial managers working in industrial enterprises in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Jeddah, the final study sample was (96) questionnaires. The results of the study showed that there is an impact of environmental accounting measured by (environmental cost accounting, environmental sustainability, and environmental policies) in industrial companies on the economy, individually and collectively. The study came out with a set of recommendations, the most important of which is the necessity of developing local standards or adopting international standards for environmental disclosure in other sectors in general and the state’s contribution to providing quantifiable environmental data and raising the limitations imposed on companies in particular in order to follow and encourage environmental laws.

scholarly journals Difficulties of Teaching Based on Differentiated Instruction from the Viewpoint of Arabic Language Teachers in Qatif Governorate, Saudi Arabia: صعوبات التدريس المتمايز من وجهة نظر معلمي اللغة العربية بمحافظة القطيف بالمملكة العربية السعودية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (44) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Abdullah Alnasser
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Differentiated Instruction ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Study Phase ◽  
Impact Study ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Impact

The present study aims to identify the Difficulties of Teaching Based On Differentiated Instruction Viewpoint Of Arabic Teachers In Qatif Governorate In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In order to achieve these objectives, a questionnaire was designed, It consisted of (33) items distributed to five Domains. It was distributed to the study Sample wish was formed from (172) Arabic teachers chosen randomly from all study phases. The study found that the whole mean of Difficulties of Teaching Based On Differentiated Instruction Viewpoint Of Arabic Teachers In Qatif Governorate was (3.60). At the domains level: The difficulties of the environment of the school was the first with a mean (3.97), then the difficulties of a teacher with a mean (3.73).Booth with a high degree of difficulty. Difficulties of Curriculum was the third with a mean of (3.58), Then The difficulties of Administrative Regulation with a mean of (3.43), Finally The difficulties of Students with a mean of (3.28). All final three domains with a Medium degree of difficulty. The study also found that there were no significant differences between the average of these answers at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) due to the impact study phase. Based on these results The researcher recommended to train teachers and supply schools with suitable facilities and materials to teach the Arabic language based on Differentiated Instruction.

scholarly journals (The Impact of Traffic Accidents on Development: A Contemporary Accounting Perspective, Asir governorate as a model - Saudi Arabia (2006-2013: أثر حوادث المرور على التنمية نظرة محاسبية معاصرة محافظة (عسير) نموذجاً المملكة العربية السعودية (2006– 2013)

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahabuddin Mohammed Ahmed Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

The traffic accidents in the high ways and towns are still increasing, their effect on the community development clearly seen. The control of this problem is highly significant. The analysis of the data and the information about the traffic accidents, their direct, indirect, a variables and continues cost represented in curing the injured, paying the Diya, the cost of the medical operations on behalf of the government and the relatives of the injured dealt with through the accounting view. This paper aimed at measuring the effect of traffic accidents in terms of money, to be use for the development of Accer province – South of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The overall cost of the traffic accidents in 2013 is 23 pillions Riyal. The percentage of the injured is 30% per family. The cost account of traffic accidents in Accer province is 1. 6 pillions Riyal. These sums of money could have been use for the development of the province. The paper recommends The direct, indirect, a variables and continues costs of the traffic accidents should give a due consideration The traffic administration should give a due consideration as well, to be minimizing the number of the traffic accidents. There should be decisive practical measures to stop these accidents.

scholarly journals THE PARADIGM OF ECONOMIC ENERGY SECURITY BY ORIENTATION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

2020 ◽  
pp. 114-125
Author(s):  
Tetyana DERKACH ◽  
Denys CHEBANENKO
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Equal Distribution ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. The topic of renewable energy today is one of the most relevant and requires consideration from the point of view of all components of this process, namely economic, financial, environmental, technological, and others. The transition to renewable energy is already irreversible today since natural resources are depleted, fuel prices are the subject to significant fluctuations, and the stable growth of the national economy is ensured by energy security. The purpose. The purpose of the article is to analyze the volume of global energy consumption, to analyze the impact of the introduction of renewable energy sources on the development of the national economy, to ensure energy security with the depletion of hydrocarbon resources and a slight diversification of their suppliers. Results. Today the Ukrainian economy is the most energy-intensive. Unstable energy prices are a threat both to the global economy and to each country separately. Therefore, in the event of a decrease in the supply of traditional energy resources, the importing countries experience the greatest difficulties. The existing tendency in Ukraine to increase the consumption of traditional energy sources, combined with the absence of a targeted policy aimed at reducing the volume of environmental pollution, will lead to an increase in negative economic consequences. The advantage of renewable energy sources is their equal distribution throughout the country (with the exception of water resources). This feature leads to the formation of one of the main characteristics of power systems based on renewable energy sources, namely, their decentralization. It should be borne in mind that the world energy market is made up of state and non-state participants. Non-state participants are showing an upward trend. However, the state should have the greatest influence on the national energy sector. Renewable energy is an area that, in the Ukrainian context, depends on state support, namely economic and administrative incentives. The dynamics of the development of renewable energy should be combined with the balanced development of the fuel and energy sector in Ukraine. Conclusions. The process of development and transition to renewable energy needs a systematic approach. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are needed to assess the transition to renewable energy. An effective strategy for the transition to the introduction of renewable energy technologies should be justified by economic feasibility. The transition from traditional energy to renewable sources should lead to energy security, which contributes to stable economic growth, political independence, and improving the quality of the environmental component.

scholarly journals Confronting South Africa’s water challenge: A decomposition analysis of water intensity

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 831-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Kohler
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Water Intensity ◽  
The Impact

Water is a vital natural resource, demanding careful management. It is essential for life and integral to virtually all economic activities, including energy and food production and the production of industrial outputs. The availability of clean water in sufficient quantities is not only a prerequisite for human health and well-being but the life-blood of freshwater ecosystems and the many services that these provide. Water resource intensity measures the intensity of water use in terms of volume of water per unit of value added. It is an internationally accepted environmental indicator of the pressure of economic activity on a country’s water resources and therefore a reliable indicator of sustainable economic development. The indicator is particularly useful in the allocation of water resources between sectors of the economy since in waterstressed countries like South Africa, there is competition for water among various users, which makes it necessary to allocate water resources to economic activities that are less intensive in their use of water. This study focuses on economy-wide changes in South Africa’s water intensity using both decomposition and empirical estimation techniques in an effort to identify and understand the impact of economic activity on changes in the use of the economy’s water resources. It is hoped that this study will help inform South Africa’s water conservation and resource management policies

scholarly journals Flood Hazard Assessment of the Urban Area of Tabuk City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Integrating Spatial-Based Hydrologic and Hydrodynamic Modeling

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Abdelkarim ◽  
Ahmed Gaber ◽  
Ahmed Youssef ◽  
Biswajeet Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Hydraulic Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Flood Hazards ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
The Impact

This study deals with the use of remote sensing (RS), geographic information systems (GISs), hydrologic modeling (water modeling system, WMS), and hydraulic modeling (Hydrologic Engineering Center River Analysis System, HEC-RAS) to evaluate the impact of flash flood hazards on the sustainable urban development of Tabuk City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Determining the impact of flood hazards on the urban area and developing alternatives for protection and prevention measures were the main aims of this work. Tabuk City is exposed to frequent flash flooding due to its location along the outlets of five major wadis. These wadis frequently carry flash floods, seriously impacting the urban areas of the city. WMS and HEC-HMS models and RS data were used to determine the paths and morphological characteristics of the wadis, the hydrographic flow of different drainage basins, flow rates and volumes, and the expansion of agricultural and urban areas from 1998 to 2018. Finally, hydraulic modeling of the HEC-RAS program was applied to delineate the urban areas that could be inundated with floodwater. Ultimately, the most suitable remedial measures are proposed to protect the future sustainable urban development of Tabuk City from flood hazards. This approach is rarely used in the KSA. We propose a novel method that could help decision-makers and planners in determining inundated flood zones before planning future urban and agricultural development in the KSA.

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