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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 […]
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 […]
Lampedusa: The Forsaken Island
Stuart ReigeluthWithout any freshwater resources, Lampedusa needs renewables for sustainable water access. Lampedusa is Italy’s southern-most island, located off the eastern […]
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 […]
Alexandria: Layers of history, levels of threat
Rehab AbdalmohsenIn order to visit Alexandria’s most famous museum, you need to dive into its sea. Much of this ancient Egyptian […]
Drought is already one of the 4 most critical natural hazards in Southwest Europe
CREAFAs a recurrent and extreme phenomenon, droughts are difficult to predict, with high spatial and temporal variability. Together with floods, […]
Global warming causes increasingly aggressive forest pests
CREAFThe great heat waves and accompanying droughts put forests at the limit of their resilience and expose them more drastically […]
Water Management In Cyprus: an ongoing struggle
Martina Valls CarafiA brand new study reveals an unprecedented change in Europe’s fire regime
CREAFClimate change is the main factor affecting an unprecedented change in the fire regime on the European continent, according to a brand new scientific work. The affected areas are in Southern, Central and Northern Europe but this historical change in Europe’s fire regime is more intense in the Mediterranean area.
Non-potable water in Spain: La Casa Nueva
Gloria BorregoIn Spain, there are people living with non-potable water or that do not have access to safe water. What we found on our first visit to La Casa Nueva in Sagunto (Valencia) is still difficult for us to accept. How is it possible that a few kilometres from a city where thousands of litres of drinking water are wasted, there are people who are consuming non-potable water? In the XXI century and in a country like Spain, there are people who live without the minimum rights. That is the reality.
Follow the sun: breaking down Lebanon’s solar revolution
Karem MonzerPeople in Lebanon are shifting to solar power, seeking independence from an unreliable governmental electricity grid. There is a Lebanese […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cooperating for a more sustainable and inclusive Mediterranean region
AMWAJ TeamThe Mediterranean has always been a place of exchange between cultures and civilisations. However, it is also one of the […]
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, […]
How does hydropower impact human life
Bilal WehbeThe global energy system is considered one of the primary sources of emissions of toxic gases responsible for climate change […]
20 seconds saves billions of liters of water
Ambika Vishwanath & Karma EkmekjiWhen the primary weapon against fighting a worldwide pandemic is water, and you’re living in a water-scarce region, a new layer of tension may not be so far away.
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?
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 […]
Lampedusa: The Forsaken Island
Stuart ReigeluthWithout any freshwater resources, Lampedusa needs renewables for sustainable water access. Lampedusa is Italy’s southern-most island, located off the eastern […]
Alexandria: Layers of history, levels of threat
Rehab AbdalmohsenIn order to visit Alexandria’s most famous museum, you need to dive into its sea. Much of this ancient Egyptian […]
Drought is already one of the 4 most critical natural hazards in Southwest Europe
CREAFAs a recurrent and extreme phenomenon, droughts are difficult to predict, with high spatial and temporal variability. Together with floods, […]
Global warming causes increasingly aggressive forest pests
CREAFThe great heat waves and accompanying droughts put forests at the limit of their resilience and expose them more drastically […]
Water Management In Cyprus: an ongoing struggle
Martina Valls CarafiA brand new study reveals an unprecedented change in Europe’s fire regime
CREAFClimate change is the main factor affecting an unprecedented change in the fire regime on the European continent, according to a brand new scientific work. The affected areas are in Southern, Central and Northern Europe but this historical change in Europe’s fire regime is more intense in the Mediterranean area.
Non-potable water in Spain: La Casa Nueva
Gloria BorregoIn Spain, there are people living with non-potable water or that do not have access to safe water. What we found on our first visit to La Casa Nueva in Sagunto (Valencia) is still difficult for us to accept. How is it possible that a few kilometres from a city where thousands of litres of drinking water are wasted, there are people who are consuming non-potable water? In the XXI century and in a country like Spain, there are people who live without the minimum rights. That is the reality.
Follow the sun: breaking down Lebanon’s solar revolution
Karem MonzerPeople in Lebanon are shifting to solar power, seeking independence from an unreliable governmental electricity grid. There is a Lebanese […]
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 […]
Reporting on carbon markets in the MENA region
AMWAJ TeamThe Innovate4Climate Journalists Workshop took place on 23 May 2022 within the framework of the Innovate4Climate Conference – the World […]
The Mediterranean basin, the European area most threatened by climate change
CREAFAlmost half of humanity (between 3.3 and 3.6 billion people) lives in high vulnerability to climate change, according to the […]
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 […]
Lampedusa: The Forsaken Island
Stuart ReigeluthWithout any freshwater resources, Lampedusa needs renewables for sustainable water access. Lampedusa is Italy’s southern-most island, located off the eastern […]
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 […]
Alexandria: Layers of history, levels of threat
Rehab AbdalmohsenIn order to visit Alexandria’s most famous museum, you need to dive into its sea. Much of this ancient Egyptian […]
Drought is already one of the 4 most critical natural hazards in Southwest Europe
CREAFAs a recurrent and extreme phenomenon, droughts are difficult to predict, with high spatial and temporal variability. Together with floods, […]
Global warming causes increasingly aggressive forest pests
CREAFThe great heat waves and accompanying droughts put forests at the limit of their resilience and expose them more drastically […]
Water Management In Cyprus: an ongoing struggle
Martina Valls CarafiA brand new study reveals an unprecedented change in Europe’s fire regime
CREAFClimate change is the main factor affecting an unprecedented change in the fire regime on the European continent, according to a brand new scientific work. The affected areas are in Southern, Central and Northern Europe but this historical change in Europe’s fire regime is more intense in the Mediterranean area.
Non-potable water in Spain: La Casa Nueva
Gloria BorregoIn Spain, there are people living with non-potable water or that do not have access to safe water. What we found on our first visit to La Casa Nueva in Sagunto (Valencia) is still difficult for us to accept. How is it possible that a few kilometres from a city where thousands of litres of drinking water are wasted, there are people who are consuming non-potable water? In the XXI century and in a country like Spain, there are people who live without the minimum rights. That is the reality.
Follow the sun: breaking down Lebanon’s solar revolution
Karem MonzerPeople in Lebanon are shifting to solar power, seeking independence from an unreliable governmental electricity grid. There is a Lebanese […]
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 […]