Last week, Barbara was a featured speaker at the Middle East Smart Landscape Summit held in Dubai. The summit was held for the third year and continues to attract over 400 international landscape architects, government authorities, urban planners, developers, environmental specialists and contractors. The summit is focused on the development of sustainable landscapes across the Middle East region. Topics covered at the summit included maintaining and expanding a strong irrigation network, major greening initiatives, and creating urban spaces that are both verdant and sustainable.