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Turkey’s Drought
November 3rd, 2021
Via The Frontier Post, an article on Turkey’s drought: Water scarcity, caused by the drought experienced in recent years, is turning into a pressing issue for Turkey. A Turkish environmental organization said on Wednesday that it is possible to live without coal in a time of crisis, but never without water. “Greenhouse gas emissions from […]
Read more »Haunting Satellite Imagery Shows Turkey’s Second-Largest Lake Has Dried Up
November 2nd, 2021
Via Gizmodo, an article on how new satellite images show drought has turned Lake Tuz from a beautiful blue pool into a tiny puddle amidst a salt flat: A new satellite image of Turkey’s Lake Tuz is gorgeous—and, if you know more about what it’s portraying, worrying. The stunning capture from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellite shows Turkey’s second-largest lake […]
Read more »Middle Eastern Water Crisis and Where Various Actors Stand
October 19th, 2021
Via New Eastern Outlook, commentary on MENA’s water crisis: A report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlights the increasingly grave threat posed by the water crisis and drought that endanger the future of millions of Arabs across the Middle East. This crisis is the result of both climate change […]
Read more »Iraq: Big Loser of Middle East Water Wars
August 31st, 2021
Via The Asia Times, an article on how the region’s traditional ‘Fertile Crescent’ is running dry due to upstream damming by water hegemons Turkey and Iran: With two of the world’s most famous rivers flowing through it, Iraq was known for centuries as the Middle East’s “Fertile Crescent,” its rich civilizations watered by the Tigris […]
Read more »Water Scarcity In Middle East: A Strategic and Political Lever For National Security
May 8th, 2021
Via Eurasia Review, a report on the Middle East where water supply systems are increasingly becoming both political lever and objectives of strategic action as states perceive access to water as an issue of national security: The Middle East region is currently facing simultaneous security, climate change and water scarcity crises. Water scarcity is a pressing […]
Read more »Turkish Drought: Istanbul Risks Running Out of Water In 45 Days
January 13th, 2021
Via The Guardian, a report on how water is at critically low levels across Turkey after lack of rainfall, leading to the most severe drought in a decade: Major cities across Turkey face running out of water in the next few months , with warnings Istanbul has less than 45 days of water left. Poor rainfall has […]
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