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The recent storms in the UAE and Oman show the rising threat of climate disasters in the MENA region and the need for better preparedness and response
A decade of political turmoil in Libya has had a catastrophic impact on the environment. The heavily polluted coastline is affecting biodiversity.
The twin horrors of Morocco's earthquake and Libya's floods are a reminder that extreme weather caused by climate change is the new normal in the MENA region. Without constant, transnational monitoring, isolated incompetence will make things worse.
Around the world, climate change-induced extreme weather events and environmental changes are driving more and more people to flee their homes. However climate refugees remain invisible in international frameworks that protect other displaced people.
Around the world, 2023 has served as a stark reminder of the destructive force of climate change. Can the UN climate summit in Dubai serve as a decisive call to action?
Even as Yemen’s slow-burning civil war has disappeared from the news of the day, the parallel crisis of extreme weather continues to batter a country more often spotlighted for the spectre of famine.
Water stress and scarcity have increased food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa region. The climate crisis has affected rainfall patterns, resulting in drier conditions. Sustainable governance is needed to ensure water is rationalised.
A tsunami-sized flash flood has wreaked devastation in Libya, leaving parts of coastal cities completely submerged. °®Âþµº spoke to environmental experts about the floods, how to mitigate damage, and why other countries in MENA are at risk.
Comment: Despite the UN's convenient narrative of fostering unity between Libya's rival governments, NATO has unveiled the stark difference between the normalised discourse of power and the concept of control.