There is a lot at stake for the MENA region, which is viewed as being uniquely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. People walk outside Expo City in Dubai on December 12, 2023 during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28. (AFP)While many Western nations appear to be rolling back their climate commitments, the Middle East and North Africa region has risen to the challenge. (Supplied)All these plans are crucial if countries in the Middle East and North Africa region hope to address the effects of climate change, which are already impacting precipitation patterns, causing water scarcity and harming agriculture, thereby threatening livelihoods and food security. In the Gulf states, in particular, climate change is already contributing to an increase in the salinity of groundwater.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 01, 2024 21:12 UTC