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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.
Hundreds of environmental activists gather along the Yamuna, one of India's holiest rivers but also one of its most polluted. The event was held for World Environment Day on 5 June.