Climate-tech startups could help the Middle East adapt to climate change—if they can get funding

As the Middle East bears the brunt of rising temperatures, investment in climate-focused startups is lagging. How soon can that change?

The Middle East is facing a heat wave crisis: The region is warming twice as fast as the global average with temperatures soaring above 50 degrees Celsius in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. As temperatures rise, it has become the epicenter of a 30-year increase in global heat-wave deaths.