أزمة المياه في الخليج: لماذا التعاون أمر بالغ الأهمية — ومعقد في الوقت نفسه
في 19 يونيو، أثارت تقارير كاذبة عن قيام إسرائيل بشن هجوم على محطة بوشهر النووية الإيرانية حالة من الذعر في جميع أنحاء الخليج. وعلى الرغم من نفي المسؤولين الإسرائيليين لهذه المزاعم، فإنها تعود إلى تحذير رئيس وزراء قطر من كارثة محتملة في حالة حدوث تلوث نووي — انقطاع المياه والغذاء والحياة — بسبب اعتماد دول الخليج على مياه البحر المحلاة. سارعت حكومات دول الخليج إلى طمأنة الجمهور بأنه لم يتم الكشف عن أي إشعاع، لكن هذه الحادثة أبرزت الشعور المتزايد بالضعف في المنطقة. ويمكن أن يساعد اتباع نهج إقليمي لأمن المياه في التخفيف من هذه المخاطر.
إدارة التهديدات التي تواجه الأمن الغذائي: المياه والمرونة الزراعية في شمال أفريقيا
يعد الحفاظ على الأمن الغذائي في شمال أفريقيا تحديًا معقدًا ومتطورًا، يتأثر بالمناخ الجاف في المنطقة ومحدودية الموارد المائية وقلة الأراضي الصالحة للزراعة. استجابةً لذلك، تركزت جهود الحكومات والمزارعين والمنظمات غير الحكومية الرامية إلى تعزيز الأمن الغذائي على اعتماد ممارسات زراعية قادرة على التكيف مع تغير المناخ، وتقنيات ري فعالة، واستراتيجيات مستدامة لإدارة الأراضي. على الرغم من هذه الجهود، لا يزال الأمن الغذائي في شمال أفريقيا هشًا بسبب الضغوط النظامية على النظم الزراعية الناجمة عن تغير المناخ وندرة المياه وزيادة الطلب في الأسواق.
The impact of climate variability on Morocco’s agriculture
Climate variability is becoming a key factor in shaping economic stability, agricultural productivity, and water security worldwide. Periods of prolonged drought and sudden shifts in precipitation can have far-reaching consequences, particularly for countries that rely heavily on natural water sources for farming and economic growth. As weather patterns become increasingly unpredictable, there is a need to navigate both the immediate impacts of climate change and the long-term strategies needed for climate resilience. Finding the right balance between short-term relief and sustainable adaptation is a fundamental challenge for economies dependent on agriculture and water availability. Nowhere is this more evident than in Morocco.
Urban pollution across the Middle East and Black Sea regions: Causes and mitigation measures
The latest IPCC reports clearly indicate that cities — responsible for up to 72% of global emissions — need to be redesigned to stand a chance against the climate crisis. The urban communities of the Middle East and Black Sea regions face some of the most difficult climate change effects. To properly address their challenges, a comprehensive analysis of drivers and strategies to follow is needed.
“Get an electric vehicle!” This might be the first idea that comes to mind when considering how to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from transportation at the community level. Fossil fuels are widely recognized as a significant source of emissions due to the large amount of carbon dioxide they produce when burned, but what about the emissions associated with electric vehicles?
Looking to the skies: The growing interest in cloud seeding technology in the Gulf
In response to water shortages exacerbated by population growth and climate change, an increasing number of countries have invested in weather modification technologies over the past decade, including precipitation enhancement, or cloud seeding. The UAE has been a leader in exploring this technology within the arid Gulf region, launching a cloud seeding program in 2002.
Amid dust storms and drought, Turkey and Iran are at odds over transboundary water management
Water is slowly emerging as yet another potential cause for dispute between Ankara and Tehran. As of late, the two neighboring states have been at loggerheads over a number of issues, including Syria and Iraq, where they have opposing interests. After years of quiet diplomatic juggling, the issue of transboundary water management is gradually taking center stage in the two countries’ relations, a development that could, in the medium run, have serious repercussions for regional security.
In this interview from MEI’s Climate and Water program, guest host Mohammed Mahmoud speaks with Athra Khamis about her journey to the remote continent of Antarctica, what she saw there, and how it impacted her views on climate change.
Protecting Gulf waters through regional cooperation
In collaboration with regional and international experts and organizations, the Middle East Institute is implementing a program aimed at promoting regional approaches to solve climactic and anthropogenic challenges to the waters of the Gulf.
How the MENA region’s climate regime influences its water resources
The MENA region faces unique challenges to environmental sustainability and human habitation. First and foremost among these is the limited availability of freshwater. The region sees most of its precipitation fall as mountain snow and sustained availability of water to river systems like the Tigris and Euphrates is dependent on the predictable transformation of mountain snowpack into runoff.
Solving Tunisia’s growing waste management problem
Given its outsized role in contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, waste management is an issue of global importance. Landfills account for almost 5% of total global greenhouse gas emissions and 12% of the world’s emissions of methane. The associated challenges are particularly acute in North Africa, and especially in Tunisia.
تُعد المجلة الرئيسية لمعهد الشرق الأوسط أقدم مطبوعة محكّمة مكرّسة لدراسة الشرق الأوسط الحديث، وتغطي المجلة الرئيسية في المعهد السياسة والمجتمع والثقافة في المنطقة.
