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As world leaders discuss climate change in Paris, we bring you a report from Spain, which has been in the grip of drought since 2014. One of the consequences is the plight of the Tagus, the longest river in the Iberian peninsula, stretching 1,000 kilometres across Spain and Portugal. Drought, inadequate water management and pollution are threatening the future of the river, as Mélina Huet and Sarah Morris report.
Syrian farmers near the Euphrates river are terrified the Islamic State group will literally open the floodgates to defend its stronghold Raqa, drowning their tiny villages in the process.
Water wars between Egypt and Ethiopia recede slightly after talks reassuring Cairo that it will not be left high and dry. Next, Israel's Prime Minister says he can't afford to make the trip to Mandela's memorial service, but is this the real reason? Finally, we discover dark and foreboding paintings by Syrian artists taking refuge in Lebanon.
North eastern Syria is experiencing a drastic climate shift due to global warming. Last summer temperatures reached highs of nearly 50 degrees, 10 degrees higher than the previous seasons. As the region undergoes a process of desertification, the question of water supply remains an essential issue that must be resolved. However, the climate is not the only contributing factor to the lack of water. For the past 10 years, water levels flowing from Turkey into the Euphrates River have been abnormally low, which in turn has led to a food shortage in the Kurdish regions of Syria. Many Syrians – who are living in the rebel-controlled territory without their basic needs being met – must make the difficult choice to stay and face an all but certain death or leave the country. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.
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