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Geopolitical and Climate Change Impacts on Natural Commodities and Their Effects on the Global Stock Market
IEM-D-04
Daniela Ekdishman; danielaekdishman@gmail.com Daniel Feldman; danielfeldman@gmail.com
Advisor: Dr. Elroi Hadad
SCE - Shamoon College of Engineering, Be’er-Sheva
This study examines the performance of financial instruments focused on natural commodities, specifically: the iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG); Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC); and VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF (REMX), from 2020 to 2025. Geopolitical risks and climate change significantly affect commodity markets and global stock markets. Conflicts, sanctions and trade barriers disrupt supply chains, causing price volatility in commodities like oil, wheat and industrial metals. By analyzing monthly, daily and annual data, and applying linear regression models, we find that geopolitical tensions increase volatility in energy markets (GSG and DBC), while rare earth and strategic metals (REMX) are highly sensitive to both geopolitical risks and climate disruptions. These findings provide insights for developing effective risk management strategies in global financial markets.
Keywords: climate change, commodities, geopolitical risk, linear regression, returns, risk management, stock market
TBC (The Barking Chip): Helping You Find or Be Reunited with Your Lost Dog
IEM-D-05
Nimrod Mendelovich; nimrodm96@gmail.com Yuval Barsheshet; yuvalbr1997@gmail.com
Advisor: Dr. Gali Naveh
SCE - Shamoon College of Engineering, Be’er-Sheva
This project presents the analysis and design of a mobile application that facilitates the identification of lost or stray dogs. The application enables users to scan a dog’s subcutaneous microchip using a smartphone and retrieve information from the national dog registry. When a registered dog is identified, the system notifies its owner and provides the finder with relevant contact details. Additionally, to assist the finder, our app suggests nearby veterinary clinics and animal welfare services. This system is intended for use by dog owners, veterinarians and animal welfare organizations. Presently, our project is focused on system design and conceptual analysis, since current mobile technology does not yet fully support the required scanning capabilities.
Keywords: dog identification, lost dogs, microchips, system analysis