Stories
Tayyarat - تيّارات (“currents” or “streams” in Arabic) brings you opinions, stories and insights into water and energy around the Mediterranean.
The Cost of Oil in Tunisia’s Desert
Meshkal Editorial Team
In recent years, Tunisia’s natural hydrocarbon resources has been a topic of heated debate, despite a lack of transparency from authorities…
26 April 2022
The Neighbours of Godella Want to Protect the Torre Del Pirata and Its Mediterranean Forest
Patricia Carbonell
In the municipality of Godella – in the metropolitan area of Valencia – local citizens have mobilized to preserve its…
07 April 2022
Vanishing Aquifers in MENA
Gazliya Nazimudheen
Aquifers are of tremendous importance for the MENA as world’s most water-stressed countries are located in the region, including Kuwait, Qatar, UAE,…
21 March 2022
Innovate4Climate Journalists Workshop
AMWAJ Team
Innovate4Climate, in collaboration with REVOLVE, will deliver a 4-hour online workshop in English on 23 May 2022 under the umbrella…
14 March 2022
Mediterranean Wetlanders’ Stories: The Landscape Guardians
AMWAJ Team
In the lead up to World Wetlands Day 2022 – celebrated the 2nd of February, the Wetland-based Solutions project released…
22 February 2022
Mediterranean Sea, Sand and Sun: At What Cost?
Martina Valls Carafi
The Mediterranean region is the world’s most popular tourist destination, yet it is also one of the regions most vulnerable…
21 January 2022
Climate Reporting Media Training for Lebanese Journalists
AMWAJ Team
Berytech, in collaboration with REVOLVE under the ActSmart Innovation Hub Initiative funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the…
20 December 2021
Water Crisis in Lebanon: It Isn’t Coming, It’s Already Here
AMWAJ Team
Lebanon is a country naturally endowed with plenty of clean water – an exception in its geographic surroundings. However, the…
The Role of Media When Reporting on Climate Change Complexity in the Mediterranean
AMWAJ Team
The second TABADUL webinar took place on Monday 29th of November within the celebration of the First Mediterranean Day. The…
14 December 2021
The Nexus Approach: Connecting, Exchanging, and Growing
Martina Valls Carafi
Whilst writing my bachelor’s degree thesis on Water Diplomacy in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): the dispute between Egypt,…
25 October 2021
The AMWAJ Fresh Water Short Film Wins the Sustainable Water Management Award
AMWAJ Team
For its audiovisual artistic project on water consumption, the Fresh Water short film has been awarded the Botín Foundation Water Observatory prize…
13 October 2021
Shifting Media Focus From Water Issues to Solutions and Innovation
AMWAJ Team
Five representatives from different sectors within the water and media landscape came together in a session moderated by AMWAJ to…
01 September 2021
Mediterranean Wetlanders’ Stories: The Landscape Guardians
AMWAJ Team
In the lead up to World Wetlands Day 2022 – celebrated the 2nd of February, the Wetland-based Solutions project released […]
22 February 2022
Climate Reporting Media Training for Lebanese Journalists
AMWAJ Team
Berytech, in collaboration with REVOLVE under the ActSmart Innovation Hub Initiative funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the […]
20 December 2021
Water Crisis in Lebanon: It Isn’t Coming, It’s Already Here
AMWAJ Team
Lebanon is a country naturally endowed with plenty of clean water – an exception in its geographic surroundings. However, the […]
The Role of Media When Reporting on Climate Change Complexity in the Mediterranean
AMWAJ Team
The second TABADUL webinar took place on Monday 29th of November within the celebration of the First Mediterranean Day. The […]
14 December 2021
The AMWAJ Fresh Water Short Film Wins the Sustainable Water Management Award
AMWAJ Team
For its audiovisual artistic project on water consumption, the Fresh Water short film has been awarded the Botín Foundation Water Observatory prize […]
13 October 2021
Shifting Media Focus From Water Issues to Solutions and Innovation
AMWAJ Team
Five representatives from different sectors within the water and media landscape came together in a session moderated by AMWAJ to […]
01 September 2021
The Yarmouk River: Main Water Source in Jordan
Mariam Shahin
Jordan is one of the poorest countries in the world in terms of water resources. The UN defines a country with […]
23 June 2021
Fishing for Hope: A Story of Egypt’s Army of Nile Cleaners
Mona Elkateb
Hassanein, nicknamed Farid, is a fisherman based in the Giza area of Cairo. He has inherited the practice from his […]
27 May 2021
Mixing Youth and Water: If They Don’t Give You a Seat at the (Policy) Table, Bring a Folding Chair!
Fatine Ezbakhe
You have probably heard it before. “The youth are the leaders of tomorrow”. “Today’s youth are tomorrow’s hope”. And, let’s […]
19 April 2021
The Invisible Water Short Film
AMWAJ Team
Human beings have depended on access to water since the earliest days of civilization. Water is at core of human […]
25 March 2021
AMWAJ Unites Water and Energy Experts
AMWAJ Team
AMWAJ Alliance, the leading platform focusing on tackling water scarcity and energy challenges, partnered with Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), […]
16 November 2020
We Made Every Living Thing From Water
AMWAJ Team
The documentary is called We Made Every Living Thing from Water and in it, the film-makers investigate the political economy of water in Lebanon – how the flows of water are shaped by power and capital.
09 November 2020
The Cost of Oil in Tunisia’s Desert
Meshkal Editorial Team
In recent years, Tunisia’s natural hydrocarbon resources has been a topic of heated debate, despite a lack of transparency from authorities…
26 April 2022
The Neighbours of Godella Want to Protect the Torre Del Pirata and Its Mediterranean Forest
Patricia Carbonell
In the municipality of Godella – in the metropolitan area of Valencia – local citizens have mobilized to preserve its…
07 April 2022
Vanishing Aquifers in MENA
Gazliya Nazimudheen
Aquifers are of tremendous importance for the MENA as world’s most water-stressed countries are located in the region, including Kuwait, Qatar, UAE,…
21 March 2022
Innovate4Climate Journalists Workshop
AMWAJ Team
Innovate4Climate, in collaboration with REVOLVE, will deliver a 4-hour online workshop in English on 23 May 2022 under the umbrella…
14 March 2022
Mediterranean Wetlanders’ Stories: The Landscape Guardians
AMWAJ Team
In the lead up to World Wetlands Day 2022 – celebrated the 2nd of February, the Wetland-based Solutions project released…
22 February 2022
Mediterranean Sea, Sand and Sun: At What Cost?
Martina Valls Carafi
The Mediterranean region is the world’s most popular tourist destination, yet it is also one of the regions most vulnerable…
21 January 2022
Climate Reporting Media Training for Lebanese Journalists
AMWAJ Team
Berytech, in collaboration with REVOLVE under the ActSmart Innovation Hub Initiative funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the…
20 December 2021
Water Crisis in Lebanon: It Isn’t Coming, It’s Already Here
AMWAJ Team
Lebanon is a country naturally endowed with plenty of clean water – an exception in its geographic surroundings. However, the…
The Role of Media When Reporting on Climate Change Complexity in the Mediterranean
AMWAJ Team
The second TABADUL webinar took place on Monday 29th of November within the celebration of the First Mediterranean Day. The…
14 December 2021
The Nexus Approach: Connecting, Exchanging, and Growing
Martina Valls Carafi
Whilst writing my bachelor’s degree thesis on Water Diplomacy in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): the dispute between Egypt,…
25 October 2021
The AMWAJ Fresh Water Short Film Wins the Sustainable Water Management Award
AMWAJ Team
For its audiovisual artistic project on water consumption, the Fresh Water short film has been awarded the Botín Foundation Water Observatory prize…
13 October 2021
Shifting Media Focus From Water Issues to Solutions and Innovation
AMWAJ Team
Five representatives from different sectors within the water and media landscape came together in a session moderated by AMWAJ to…
01 September 2021