Tag: water shortage

NASA calls Middle East drought “worst in 900 years”!

A recent study released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) concludes that the current drought that began...

Billboard Extracts Clean Drinking Water from Air (Photos)

Like the Middle East, parts of Peru suffer from a chronic water shortage. Also like parts of this region,...

Jordan Struggles To Provide Water For Syrian Refugees

The 19-month conflict in Syria goes from bad to worse - and there are environmental impacts for the region...

Food Shortages Could Force World To Go Veggie

Iranians may have turned to aubergines due to chicken shortages - but the world over may be forced to...

Yemeni Children Addicted to Khat are Skipping School

Khat addiction in Yemen has reached epic proportions and not only among adults. A recent report released by the...

Refugees to Jordan Flow More Freely Than Water

Jordan's hosting of forced migrants is overburdening already stressed water resources. Humanitarianism has an unanticipated knock-on to fresh water supplies,...

Project to Reduce Water and Electricity Consumption in 300 Mosques in Dubai

The 'Green Mosques' project hopes to help conserve water and electricity at 300 mosques- and save around US$1.5 million...

Sahara Forest Project Jordan

Jordan will be the location of the Sahara Forest Project which uses solar power to create clean water and...

Green Prophet on Al Jazeera TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ffT5xnrog About a month ago, an email dropped into my inbox by the Al Jazeera Doha correspondent Dan Nolan who...

How Vegetarians Can Solve The Middle East Water Crisis

Hope floats. Want to help save water and feed nine billion people? Go vegetarian. For vegetarians who have researched all the...

Iran to Construct Middle East’s Largest Artificial Lake in Tehran

The greatest artificial lake in the Middle East, in Iran? Environmentalists in Tehran haven't decided how a giant artificial...

Political Drama Over Water Prices in Israel: An Update on the Drought Tax

Israel's been dragging its feet over the proposed drought tax. It’s been a pretty tumultuous month for water politics...