Tayyarat - تيّارات
Tayyarat (“currents” or “streams” in Arabic) brings you opinions, stories and insights into water and energy around the Mediterranean.
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Lebanon floats on groundwater reservoirs… Does it need dams?
Mounir KabalanThe water dams dossier in Lebanon has been one of the most controversial issues in the last ten years. While […]
Pleas From the Gaza Strip
Zeina ShahlaThere is a looming threat of numerous health and environmental catastrophes facing the population “Warning! Managing epidemics will be difficult […]
The Weaponisation of Water and Iraq’s Climate Catastrophe
Saoud KhalafWithout the Tigris and Euphrates, civilisation as we know it would not have existed. Such is the significance of these […]
A Call for Action: Revitalizing Lebanon’s Waste Management
Mariam Younes“Good composting is like making good wine” – an environmental engineer revolutionizes waste management in Lebanon. Ziad Abi Chaker is […]
Catalunya es prepara per a la nova normalitat
AMWAJ TeamLa governança de l’aigua està recorrent a les noves tecnologies i a la natura per trobar solucions de gestió. El […]
El coste del modelo de olivicultura intensiva española en Túnez
Chahd Lina BelhadjTúnez se encuentra entre los cinco principales productores de aceite de oliva a nivel mundial. El sector es el principal […]
Circular Economy Solutions for Desalination
Stuart ReigeluthRecovering valuable resources from desalination processes is possible while providing freshwater to meet growing demand. Desalination for the Environment, Clean […]
Trash Talk: How a Local Initiative is Helping to Clean Up Lebanon
Lisa Sofian“We believe that substantial changes can happen from within, through small steps and strong beliefs.” – The waste crisis in […]
Yemen: Groundwater Depletion And Possible Solutions
Maha Al-SalehiYemen is considered one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Among the main threats which face the country’s […]
Climate change impacts how rivers breathe
CREAFRivers “breathe” and play a fundamental role in the global carbon cycle. A study recently published in Nature led by an international […]
Climate change tests Algeria’s olive farmers’ resilience
Nihal Doweib“Olives yields have declined in recent years. Climate change has negatively affected crops, and not one year goes by without […]
Innovate4Climate Journalists Workshop 2023
AMWAJ TeamInnovate4Climate, in collaboration with REVOLVE, will deliver a 4-hour hybrid workshop which will take place in Bilbao (Spain) and online […]
Stepping up climate action in the Mediterranean
Ahmed KotbAlessandra Sensi, head of the environment, green and blue economy sector at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), spoke about […]
The effects of waste on Palestinians’ health and environment
Marta Castillo SánchezThe lack of an integrated waste management system linked to the occupation context in the country has led to big […]
A marine heatwave in the Mediterranean
Belén Gutiérrez CarmonaExtreme ocean temperatures causing marine destruction and massive social and economic impacts. Flamingos splashing pink on the landscape of Cabo […]
Mediterranean Sea, Sand and Sun: at What Cost?
Martina Valls CarafiThe Mediterranean region is the world’s most popular tourist destination, yet it is also one of the regions most vulnerable […]
The Nexus Approach: Connecting, Exchanging, and Growing
Martina Valls CarafiWhilst writing my bachelor’s degree thesis on Water Diplomacy in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): the dispute between Egypt, […]
Thirsty Gulf cities: finally tapping treated wastewater
Susana F. MolinaThe connections between religion and the city are undeniable; from the influence on the use of space with religious structures to city management.
The Mediterranean is a puddle
Stuart Reigeluth“Demasiados charcos” (“too many puddles”), a senior Spanish official told me when discussing AMWAJ. Too many ‘’charcos”, I kept saying that word over and over again: ‘charcos’. Sounds like narcos.
Water scarcity: a catalyst for sustainability around the Mediterranean
Michael KarnerIs water scarcity in the Mediterranean an insurmountable challenge? Or can we switch our thinking and consider it as an opportunity for sustainable transitions in the region?
Pleas From the Gaza Strip
Zeina ShahlaThere is a looming threat of numerous health and environmental catastrophes facing the population “Warning! Managing epidemics will be difficult […]
The Weaponisation of Water and Iraq’s Climate Catastrophe
Saoud KhalafWithout the Tigris and Euphrates, civilisation as we know it would not have existed. Such is the significance of these […]
A Call for Action: Revitalizing Lebanon’s Waste Management
Mariam Younes“Good composting is like making good wine” – an environmental engineer revolutionizes waste management in Lebanon. Ziad Abi Chaker is […]
Catalunya es prepara per a la nova normalitat
AMWAJ TeamLa governança de l’aigua està recorrent a les noves tecnologies i a la natura per trobar solucions de gestió. El […]
El coste del modelo de olivicultura intensiva española en Túnez
Chahd Lina BelhadjTúnez se encuentra entre los cinco principales productores de aceite de oliva a nivel mundial. El sector es el principal […]
Circular Economy Solutions for Desalination
Stuart ReigeluthRecovering valuable resources from desalination processes is possible while providing freshwater to meet growing demand. Desalination for the Environment, Clean […]
Trash Talk: How a Local Initiative is Helping to Clean Up Lebanon
Lisa Sofian“We believe that substantial changes can happen from within, through small steps and strong beliefs.” – The waste crisis in […]
Yemen: Groundwater Depletion And Possible Solutions
Maha Al-SalehiYemen is considered one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Among the main threats which face the country’s […]
Climate change impacts how rivers breathe
CREAFRivers “breathe” and play a fundamental role in the global carbon cycle. A study recently published in Nature led by an international […]
Climate change tests Algeria’s olive farmers’ resilience
Nihal Doweib“Olives yields have declined in recent years. Climate change has negatively affected crops, and not one year goes by without […]
Innovate4Climate Journalists Workshop 2023
AMWAJ TeamInnovate4Climate, in collaboration with REVOLVE, will deliver a 4-hour hybrid workshop which will take place in Bilbao (Spain) and online […]
Stepping up climate action in the Mediterranean
Ahmed KotbAlessandra Sensi, head of the environment, green and blue economy sector at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), spoke about […]
Pleas From the Gaza Strip
Zeina ShahlaThere is a looming threat of numerous health and environmental catastrophes facing the population “Warning! Managing epidemics will be difficult […]
The Weaponisation of Water and Iraq’s Climate Catastrophe
Saoud KhalafWithout the Tigris and Euphrates, civilisation as we know it would not have existed. Such is the significance of these […]
A Call for Action: Revitalizing Lebanon’s Waste Management
Mariam Younes“Good composting is like making good wine” – an environmental engineer revolutionizes waste management in Lebanon. Ziad Abi Chaker is […]
Catalunya es prepara per a la nova normalitat
AMWAJ TeamLa governança de l’aigua està recorrent a les noves tecnologies i a la natura per trobar solucions de gestió. El […]
El coste del modelo de olivicultura intensiva española en Túnez
Chahd Lina BelhadjTúnez se encuentra entre los cinco principales productores de aceite de oliva a nivel mundial. El sector es el principal […]
Circular Economy Solutions for Desalination
Stuart ReigeluthRecovering valuable resources from desalination processes is possible while providing freshwater to meet growing demand. Desalination for the Environment, Clean […]
Trash Talk: How a Local Initiative is Helping to Clean Up Lebanon
Lisa Sofian“We believe that substantial changes can happen from within, through small steps and strong beliefs.” – The waste crisis in […]
Yemen: Groundwater Depletion And Possible Solutions
Maha Al-SalehiYemen is considered one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Among the main threats which face the country’s […]
Climate change impacts how rivers breathe
CREAFRivers “breathe” and play a fundamental role in the global carbon cycle. A study recently published in Nature led by an international […]
Climate change tests Algeria’s olive farmers’ resilience
Nihal Doweib“Olives yields have declined in recent years. Climate change has negatively affected crops, and not one year goes by without […]
Innovate4Climate Journalists Workshop 2023
AMWAJ TeamInnovate4Climate, in collaboration with REVOLVE, will deliver a 4-hour hybrid workshop which will take place in Bilbao (Spain) and online […]
Stepping up climate action in the Mediterranean
Ahmed KotbAlessandra Sensi, head of the environment, green and blue economy sector at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), spoke about […]
