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Crisis On The Nile
November 8th, 2022
Via The Frontier Post, an article on the challenges facing the Nile: Running from Uganda to Egypt, the Nile is essential to the survival of millions of people living in Africa. But a combination of climate change and human overuse is drying up the river, and worsening conditions for farmers who fear low harvests and […]
Read more »‘Living On The Edge’: Middle East At Risk of Climate-Induced Food, Water Scarcity
November 4th, 2022
Via Terra Daily, a report on a new Greenpeace study focused on the Middle East’s climate risks: The Middle East is at high risk of water and food scarcity as well as severe heat waves as a result of climate change, said a Greenpeace study released Wednesday. Published only days ahead of the UN climate […]
Read more »Nile: “In Mortal Danger, From Its Source To The Sea’
November 2nd, 2022
Via Terra Daily, an article on the precarious state of the Nile: The pharaohs worshipped it as a god, the eternal bringer of life. But the clock is ticking on the Nile. Climate change, pollution and exploitation by man are putting existential pressure on the world’s second longest river, on which half a billion people […]
Read more »Millions At Risk Of Climate Displacement In Middle East
October 31st, 2022
Via Seed Daily, a report on how millions are at risk of climate displacement in Middle East: Little rainfall, aggressive heatwaves and worsening drought make the Middle East the most water-stressed region in the world, with climate change threatening to displace millions of people. Hussein Abu Saddam, head of the farmers’ syndicate in Egypt which […]
Read more »COP27 Brings GERD Debate Back To The Table
October 22nd, 2022
Via The Reporter, an article on how COP27 – held in Egypt – will bring the GERD debate back to the forefront: An excerpt from the joint statement issued by the European Union (EU) and Egypt during their ninth Association Council meeting held in Luxembourg in June of last year reveals the EU’s position on […]
Read more »Climate Change To Bring Enhanced Droughts Worldwide
October 1st, 2022
Via WaterWorld, an article on a new study from the University of East Anglia which estimates that rising global temperatures will increase the length and spread of major droughts for India, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Brazil, and Egypt: New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) finds that rising global temperatures will bring significant risks of more frequent […]
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