Derasat Reports

The overall objective of the report titled ‘The State of Arab Cities Report 2022: Financing Urban Infrastructure to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda’ is to investigate the challenges encountering the urban economic and financial frameworks of Arab countries at the regional, national, and local levels, including how they have been impacted by COVID-19 and how to unleash their growth potential and stimulate their prosperity.

Derasat Center and the United Nations Development Programme published two research papers titled, "The Impact of COVID-19 on Women in Bahrain", and "Bahraini Women and Remote Work"; prepared by Dr. Omar Ahmed Al-Ubaydli, Derasat Director of Studies and Research, and Ms. Deema Al-Moayyed, UNDP researcher.

The paper examines the incidence of area studies departments/programs in the GCC and US, and their role in the foreign policy of each country.

This paper explores the effect that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the environment in Bahrain using qualitative data garnered from14 environmental experts from the public and private sectors, as well as academics and staff from non-profit organizations.

A paper that highlights the most prominent opportunities and challenges resulting from remote work in the Bahraini public sector during the corona virus pandemic.

A report that presents the major issues related to the impact of Covid-19 on Bahrain’s private sector, and presents a series of recommendations targeting businesses and policymakers.

A new survey report by Derasat in collaboration with UNDP that analyses the socio-economic impacts of Covid-19 on communities in Bahrain with a comparison to the UK and USA.

Derasat recently conducted a survey indicating key factors contributing to the shift imposed by the Corona pandemic on performing work-based tasks.

A report by Dr. Fatima Al Sebaie highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on projects of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and the future of financial services.

Analysing the mechanisms adopted by GCC countries in comparison to other countries, to manage the Corona pandemic crisis.