Syria

Climate change threatens survival of the River Jordan

New research finds worsening droughts will sap the biblical waterway, which is already under pressure from agriculture and a growing population

Syria climate study warned Assad of drought dangers in 2010

INTERVIEW: Yousef Meslmani, lead author of the last climate report from Damascus explains links between conflict and warming

How a UN climate deal can help prevent refugee crises

COMMENT: As Syrian refugees flock to Europe, driven in part by drought, countries must plan for global warming-linked losses

Climate change a likely factor in Syria civil war

NEWS: Researchers link climate to drought that affected Syria nearly a decade ago − and helped spark country’s conflict

Climate linked drought adding to Syria’s misery

Thousands have died by the conflict in Syria, but severe drought in the region is heaping added misery on people

Ban Ki-moon: world leaders ‘narrow minded’ on climate change

NEWS: Crises in Syria and Ukraine have distracted world leaders from the urgency of climate change, says UN Secretary General