Even before the roasting summer months, the soil is dry and dusty in the small Mediterranean country, whose water resources are steadily depleting as climate change intensifies. With some Tunisian water reservoirs almost completely dry, authorities imposed emergency measures last month, rationing household supplies and banning water use for washing...
In rain-starved Iraq, a dam threatens to swallow farmland
Five villages are located on the site of the Makhoul dam and "a commission has been formed to ensure adequate damages for residents" and to relocate them.
