Syria

Climate change ‘could double’ the number of droughts in Jordan by 2100

6 September 2017

by Daisy Dunne The number of droughts in Jordan could double by 2100 as a result of climate change, new research suggests. However, conflict in Syria, a close neighbour of Jordan, could also play a role in future drought risk in the region, the lead author tells Carbon Brief. An end to the Syrian [read more]

Muzoon Almellehan: UNICEF’s Youngest Goodwill Ambassador

19 June 2017

NEW YORK, 19 June 2017 – UNICEF announced today, on the eve of World Refugee Day, the appointment of Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old education activist and Syrian refugee, as its newest – and youngest – Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment makes Muzoon the first person with official refugee [read more]

Middle Class Migrants

19 October 2016

The illicit world interweaves within the legitimate world, where the boundaries meet is uncertain, there are no clear-cut boundaries, no absolute certainties, the world we live in is far more fluid and ambiguous than we imagine. To give an example, on the 2nd January 2015 360 people disembarked in [read more]

The Situation in Syria – September 2015

7 September 2015

Pakistan’s water shortage is a myth

7 June 2018 // 0 Comments

Daanish Mustafa, Thursday June 7th, 2018 The country’s water scarcity is socially constructed, and large farmers engaged in agricultural exports are the culprits and the [read more]
Economies have to decarbonise to stay competitive: former UNFCCC chief

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The Breaking Storm – the real threats to the Global Economy

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How the world’s water changed between 2002 and 2016

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The World in Crisis

threats & challenges

Syria

Climate change ‘could double’ the number of droughts in Jordan by 2100

Muzoon Almellehan: UNICEF’s Youngest Goodwill Ambassador

Middle Class Migrants

The Situation in Syria – September 2015