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Delegates arrive for the opening session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD COP16, in the Saudi capital Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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World falls short of drought deal at Saudi-hosted talks

Droughts are projected to affect 75 percent of the world's population by 2050, the UN said in a report published on the second day of the talks.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2024
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Morocco
Environment and Climate
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How the climate crisis threatens Morocco's cultural traditions

Ilhem Rachidi

Ilhem Rachidi

25 September, 2024
Farmers in Jordan are mobilising against desertification and poor pay
Jordan
Environment and Climate
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Farmers in Jordan rally against desertification and poor pay

Philippe Pernot

Philippe Pernot

19 March, 2024
Iraq
MENA
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Over 70 percent of Iraq 'affected by desertification'

The New Arab Staff
27 June, 2023
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Sudan
Environment and Climate
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Sudan's prized gum trees ward off drought but workers wither

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

24 January, 2023
Climate Change
Environment
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Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 July, 2022
Iraq
Environment
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Over half of Iraq land at risk of desertification: ministry

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 July, 2022
Syria
MENA
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Sandstorms sweep across Syria, Iraq once again

The New Arab Staff
26 June, 2022
Iraq
Environment
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Iraq records first death from weeks-long dust storm

The New Arab Staff
05 May, 2022
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq yet again hit by increasingly frequent dust storms

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2022
Karbala green belt
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq 'green belt' neglected in faltering climate fight

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 April, 2022
Water scarcity, desertification, pollution, and rising sea levels threaten the GCC's environmental security [Getty Images]
GCC
Environment and Climate
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Tip of the iceberg: GCC's environmental worries pile high

The New Arab Staff

Sabena Siddiqui

01 July, 2021
Society - Nazli Tarzi
sustainability
Society
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Youth activists in Iraq are waging a 'green revolution'

The New Arab Staff

Nazli Tarzi

20 November, 2020
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Taliban
Analysis
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Deforestation and desertification in Afghanistan

15 May, 2019
Desert
drought
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Threats greater than terror: Desertification and drought

The New Arab Staff

Mohammad Ali Musawi

21 June, 2015
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Taliban
Environment and Climate
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Deforestation and desertification in Afghanistan

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Austin Bodetti