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Tayyarat - تيّارات (“currents” or “streams” in Arabic) brings you opinions, stories and insights into water and energy around the Mediterranean.
Drought Is One of the Most Critical Hazards in Southwest Europe
Global Warming Causes Increasingly Aggressive Forest Pests
Water Management in Cyprus: An Ongoing Struggle
New Study Reveals Unprecedented Change in Europe’s Fire Regime
Non-potable Water in Spain: La Casa Nueva
Follow the Sun: Breaking down Lebanon’s Solar Revolution
Lebanon Floats on Groundwater Reservoirs… Does It Need Dams?
Reporting on Carbon Markets in the Mena Region
The Mediterranean Basin, the European Area Most Threatened by Climate Change
The Cost of Oil in Tunisia’s Desert
The Neighbours of Godella Want to Protect the Torre Del Pirata and Its Mediterranean Forest
Vanishing Aquifers in MENA
Water Management in Cyprus: An Ongoing Struggle
Cyprus lies at the crossroads of three continents; Europe, Asia, and Africa, a mix of cultures and civilizations with a […]
New Study Reveals Unprecedented Change in Europe’s Fire Regime
Climate 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
In 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
People 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?
The 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
The 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
Almost half of humanity (between 3.3 and 3.6 billion people) lives in high vulnerability to climate change, according to the […]
The Cost of Oil in Tunisia’s Desert
In recent years, Tunisia’s natural hydrocarbon resources has been a topic of heated debate, despite a lack of transparency from authorities […]
The Neighbours of Godella Want to Protect the Torre Del Pirata and Its Mediterranean Forest
In the municipality of Godella – in the metropolitan area of Valencia – local citizens have mobilized to preserve its […]
Vanishing Aquifers in MENA
Aquifers are of tremendous importance for the MENA as world’s most water-stressed countries are located in the region, including Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, […]
Innovate4Climate Journalists Workshop
Innovate4Climate, in collaboration with REVOLVE, will deliver a 4-hour online workshop in English on 23 May 2022 under the umbrella […]
Mediterranean Wetlanders’ Stories: The Landscape Guardians
In the lead up to World Wetlands Day 2022 – celebrated the 2nd of February, the Wetland-based Solutions project released […]