Arabic Sustainability Dictionary
One agreed Arabic term for every sustainability concept — proposed by practitioners, scored by reviewers and validated with the University of Jeddah.
Particulate matter (PM)
Microscopic solid or liquid particles suspended in the air, such as PM10 and PM2.5, that can harm respiratory and cardiovascular health.
الجسيمات الدقيقة
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
Toxic chemicals that persist in the environment, accumulate in living organisms and are regulated under the Stockholm Convention.
الملوثات العضوية الثابتة
Planetary boundaries
A scientific framework of nine Earth-system processes, such as climate change and biosphere integrity, with limits within which humanity can operate safely.
الحدود الكوكبية
Polluter pays principle
The principle that those who cause pollution should bear the costs of preventing it and remedying the damage.
مبدأ الملوِّث يدفع
Pollution
The introduction of substances or energy into air, water or soil that harm human health or the environment.
التلوث
Precautionary principle
The principle that lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason to postpone cost-effective measures to prevent serious or irreversible environmental harm.
مبدأ الحيطة