BEIRUT, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of border towns and villages in southern Lebanon are suffering from a severe water shortage as the Israeli army destroyed most drinking water projects, local officials and residents told Xinhua. Israel has targeted water projects in the border area of Lebanon ...
Outsideatemporaryschoolhouseinonecamp,theschoolprincipal,AbuYamen,saidwatershortageswereleadingtodecliningsanitation,makingchildrensick,whichisespeciallydangerousnowasthewinterapproaches. Yamensaidhetriestoteachchildrengoodhygiene,butmostkidssimplydonothaveenoughwatertobeabletofollowinstructions. Lebanon’swatercrisisis...
Lebanon’s water crisis is partially due to a drought last year. However, recent aid cuts for refugees have also reduced the amount of water families can buy.Daniel Gorevan, who leads Oxfam’s Syria Crisis policy, warned that providing water only to refugees — excluding Lebanese people who ...
"It's an impossible burden," said Ghayyad, unemployed and facing the harsh reality of life on the border with Israel. Southern Lebanon is in the throes of a deepening water and electricity crisis, exacerbated in recent weeks by Israeli shelling of critical infrastructure. Security officials, spe...
The Syrian crisis caused a massive influx of displaced people into neighboring countries, with Lebanon hosting the highest per capita number of refugees (3:10). Water remains the most critical natural resource that influences the resilience of host and refugee communities. We provide a new GIS-...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook water stress anyWILTINGexhibited by plants that are losing more water byTRANSPIRATIONthan they are taking up through the roots. Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J....
(MENAFN- IANS) Lucknow, June 4 (IANS) The drinking water level in Kathauta Jheel, a reservoir in Gomti Nagar, that provides watersupplyto over 10 lakh residents of Indiranagar, Chinhat and Gomti Nagar, has come down from 22 feet to 11.8 feet, triggering a water crisis in Lucknow. ...
If the current water consumption and management practices continue, it is likely that the existing water scarcity problem will become a crisis.Geography and Climate The Islamic Republic of Iran covers a total area of 1.648 million km2 and is bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea and...
Rain is the main water resource in Syria, affecting the availability of all other water resources. The average annual … Water Resources and Quality in Iran Water Resources in Oman Shared Waters Shared Water Resources in Oman There are no water agreements in place for the southern part of the...
UNICEF states that 11 out of the 17 most water-stressed countries in the world are in the Middle East and north Africa: Qatar, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman[1]. ...