For water-stressed Iraq, wells threaten race to the bottom
By AFP – Oct 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / A view of the receding water level at the Dohuk Dam, in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk in the autonomous Kurdish region, on […]
The Moorish invention that tamed Spain’s mountains
(Image credit: Kira Walker) By Kira Walker12th October 2022 An ancient Moorish invention has been providing water to the Sierra Nevada mountains for more than 1,000 years, making life possible in […]
The century of climate migration: why we need to plan for the great upheaval
Photograph: Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images The long read People driven from their homes by climate disaster need protection. And ageing nations need them by Gaia Vince Thu 18 Aug 2022 06.00 BST […]
Global drought feared amid water security concerns
BY BURCU ÇAKMAK ISTANBUL JUL 08, 2022 – 7:58 AM GMT+3 A view shows Po’s dry riverbed, as parts of Italy’s longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater have dried up […]
Reckless water use, climate change effects accelerate path to thirsty future
Jul 16,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Washing cars with a hose rather than a bucket has become a common practice in some areas of Amman, wasting large quantities of a much-need […]
Iraq is quickly becoming the land of no rivers
OSAMA AL-SHARIF June 14, 2022 Short Url While the various Iraqi parties continue to bicker over their respective share of the country’s next government months after the October parliamentary elections […]
Arab world’s top climate priority must be water security
HAFED AL-GHWELL May 21, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/8vk64 The Middle East and North Africa will host the next two climate summits, which will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh this year […]
No water, no bride. Dry well ruins marriage prospects in Indian village
No water, no bride: Dry well ruins marriage prospects in Indian village Updated 12 May 2022 SANJAY KUMAR May 12, 2022 Women in Dandichi Bari spend up to three hours […]
How Saudi authorities overseeing the holy Zamzam well have moved with the times
Short Url https://arab.news/b2ugg Updated 13 sec ago JONATHAN GORNALL April 07, 2022 Historians and geologists agree the well, located near the Kaaba, is at least 4,000 years old Modern technology […]
Palestinians fight for survival amid Israel’s war on Gaza’s water
RAMZY BAROUD March 28, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/846s9 Whenever a family member announced, excitedly but also panicked, that “the water is back,” my whole family would start running in all […]
Region at risk due to divisive water policies
Home DR. MOHAMMED AL-SULAMI November 29, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/nfbrx Turkey’s official opening of the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River in the first week of November, as part of […]
Why Turkey should swap military strikes for water diplomacy
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB October 20, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/zrxue Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has voiced his anger over the killing of two Turkish policemen by Kurdish forces in […]
The brutality of denying water to Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills
For the past 15 years, I have witnessed how the Israeli army cuts Palestinian communities from accessing water in order to expel them and take their land. By Daphne Banai September 24, […]
Why we still haven’t solved global food insecurity
FOLLOW THE FOOD Why we still haven’t solved global food insecurity BY WILLIAM PARK The number of people living in food insecurity grows every year And the pandemic has made […]
Climate change is the region’s ultimate enemy
OSAMA AL-SHARIF August 10, 2021 23:13438 Short Url https://arab.news/2bvyb For decades scientists have warned governments about the catastrophic effects of global warming — caused by greenhouse gas emissions — on climate […]
Kyrgyz, Tajik security forces clash at border in water dispute
15 hrs ago BISHKEK (Reuters) – Thirteen people were wounded when Kyrgyz and Tajik security forces exchanged fire across the border and residents hurled rocks at each other in a […]
Overcoming water scarcity naturally
Mar 23,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Martha Rojas Urrego GLAND — Humanity’s consumption of fresh water has long exceeded the rate of replenishment. Now, researchers are warning that this essential […]
Could Water be a Flashpoint for Conflict in Pakistan?
Here are four tangible steps to address water security issues in Pakistan. Wednesday, January 27, 2021 / BY: Jumaina Siddiqui; Faiqa Mahmood PUBLICATION TYPE: Analysis and Commentary Water has now […]
WWF Turkey starts campaign to combat water scarcity, save Meander
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ENVIRONMENT JAN 21, 2021 The Meander is Turkey’s Eegean region is under the threat of being polluted and drying up. (Courtesy of WWF Turkey) The Turkey […]
Amid Nile dam tensions, Egypt recalls Aswan 50 years on
By AFP – Jan 13,2021 – JORDAN TIMES A photo taken on January 3, 2021 shows a general view of Egypt’s High Dam in Aswan, some 920km south of the […]