1.0: TABLE OF CONTENTS Regional Dependency on Fossil Fuels: How to Lead a Transition to Renewable Energy 5 4.2 Recommendations 9 4.1 Challenges 6 1.0 5.0 Energy as a Catalyst for Socioeconomic Development 10 5.2 Recommendations 11 5.1 Challenges 11 6.0 Renewable Energy Deployment and Energy Efficiency Strategies For Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the MENA Region 13 6.2 Recommendations 15 6.1 Challenges 15 7.0 Societies for Energy and Climate Justice 16 7.2 Recommendations 17 7.1 Challenges 17 8.0 Achieving Renewable Energy in Conflict Situations 19 8.2 Recommendations 20 8.1 Challenges 19 9.0 Conclusion Youth Climate and Energy Policy Advocacy in the Arab World - 2019 Work Cited 22