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              Drought

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              A delegate wearing traditional clothing arrives for the opening session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD COP16, in the Saudi capital Riyadh on December 2. AFP

              Cop16 gives indigenous communities a louder voice

              ClimateDecember 14, 2024
              Cop16: Arab nations told they can play leading role in tackling drought. EPA

              Arab nations told they can play leading role in tackling drought

              ClimateDecember 13, 2024
              Crop yields could decline by up to 50 per cent by 2050 due to land degradation. Getty Images

              Cop16 strategy to tackle over-cultivation to bolster global food security

              ClimateDecember 06, 2024
              Land degradation affects nearly 40 per cent of the planet and the lives of more than 3.2 billion people. Photo: AP

              $12 billion pledged to tackle land degradation at Cop16

              ClimateDecember 04, 2024
              UNCCD Cop16 takes place in Riyadh

              Cost of desertification laid bare as Cop16 talks to begin in Riyadh

              ClimateNovember 29, 2024
              Vehicles being recovered from the Al Maktoum Airport turn on the 311 road in Dubai Antonie Robertson/The National
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              Record UAE rain a drop in the ocean as region plans for climate change

              EnergyApril 22, 2024
              Rapid disbursement of the loss and damage fund announced at Cop28 is needed to support vulnerable nations such as Somalia, which faces catastrophic hunger
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              African officials urge rich nations to dig deeper for loss and damage

              Cop28December 03, 2023
              Farmer Hatem Mattousi with peach trees dried out by drought at his farm in Mattis, Beja, north-west Tunisia. Hasan Mrad / The National
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              Farmers struggle as Tunisia's 'map of thirst' expands

              TunisiaNovember 21, 2023
              A well of Vance WIlliams went dry after a farm opened near his home in Arizona and began drilling for groundwater. Adla Massoud / The National
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              Arizona dries up as long-term drought and megafarms deplete scarce water resources

              Cop28November 16, 2023
              The dry bed of Tunisia's El Haouareb dam, 160km south of Tunis, amid the continuing drought. AFP

              Tunisia extends tap water limits and ban on use for agriculture

              TunisiaSeptember 30, 2023
              A dilapidated boat in a dried-up canal of Habbaniyah Lake in Iraq's Anbar province. AFP

              Entire Mena region to suffer 'extreme water stress' by 2050

              MENAAugust 16, 2023
              The long-term forecast for the English summer is dry weather with little rainfall, water company executive says. Getty Images

              Hosepipe ban for southern England for first time this year

              UKJune 16, 2023
              An abandoned house in a rural village in Iraq's Diwaniya province. AFP
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              Drought forces rural Iraqis to move to crowded cities - in pictures

              MENAMay 10, 2023
              The 2022 heatwave led to drought for most of England. PA

              UK hosepipe bans in force before summer starts

              UKApril 25, 2023
              The dry bed of Tunisia's El Haouareb dam, near Kairouan, 160km south of Tunis, amid the ongoing drought. AFP

              Tunisia introduces drinking water quota system over drought

              TunisiaMarch 31, 2023
              Authorities in Las Vegas say they have identified human remains found in October 2022 in the shrinking Lake Mead. AP

              Lake Mead human remains identified in Nevada

              USMarch 29, 2023
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