Noticias sobre Syria
Severe thunderstorms cause 70% of insured catastrophe losses in first half of 2023, says study
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes at USD 50 billion (H1 2022: 48), second highest since 2011.
Nigeria and Iraq join UN Water Convention
Nigeria and Iraq have become the 48th and 49th Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (known as the UN Water Convention).
Jordan, EBRD sign €30 million grant agreement to construct water treatment plant in Al Ghabawi
Financing package for the construction of the Al Ghabawi septic tank facility. Package comprises an EU grant of €30 million and EBRD loan of €41.3 million. New facility to improve and increase Jordan’s water and wastewater treatment services for host communities and refugees.
Sustainable water management: Groundbreaking digital tool gets a global boost
An innovative water management tool will expand to become available around the world thanks to a contribution from the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Netherlands to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Italy commits €2.5 m to enhance water and sanitation in vulnerable communities in Homs, Syria
Through a €2.5 million grant to the United Nations in Syria, the Government of Italy commits to enhancing access to water and sanitation services and livelihoods to support vulnerable communities in Homs, Syria.
A 3,400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River
A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered a 3,400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris River.
“Water security has shaped MENA region in the past and will shape the future as a vital resource”
Dr Hassan Aboelnga works in academia as a researcher at TH Köln but has also many other roles as a multidisciplinary professional working to advance knowledge and policy on water security and sustainable development, focusing on the MENA region.
UN and partners detail the abundance and promise of diverse “unconventional” water resources
UN and partner water experts say it’s time to increase the tapping of Earth’s diverse and abundant unconventional water resources – the millions of cubic kilometres of water in deep land-based and seabed aquifers, in fog and icebergs, in the ballast holds of thousands of ships, and elsewhere.
The role of drought in Syrian war was exaggerated
With the aid of satellite images, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered unique data on the severe drought that hit Syria between 2007 and 2009.
Having access to water is increasingly a matter of survival in conflict zones
Access to drinking water is a major problem around the world.
Iraq’s water crisis shrinks Lake Razzazza
Lake Razzazza, Iraq’s second largest lake, is drying up as the land around it slowly turns into a desert, reports Associated Press.
Early warning tool predicts conflict in parts of drought-stricken Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
Drought that threatens a fourth consecutive growing season in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia puts the countries at risk of emerging conflicts, according to a new quarterly update that analyzes findings from a global early warning tool.
Jordan to receive €70 million EIB fund to improve use of scarce water in the Jordan valley
New €70 million loan to invest in the reduction of water losses. Jordan, EIB, the European Union and KfW partnering to tackle water challenges. Latest EIB engagement helping Jordan adapt to a changing climate.
EU and IFRC support people affected by the water crisis and drought in Syria
In response to the severe water crisis and drought in Syria, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has released 748,000 CHF (709,000 EUR) from its Disaster Relief Emergency Fund.
EBRD and EU upgrade wastewater services in Jordan
Jordanian cities of Amman and Zarqa to benefit from new wastewater treatment facility. €30 million EBRD loan and €30 million EU grant for state-of-the-art facility. New facility to benefit more than 1 million people, including Syrian refugees.
Key reservoir in Syria dries up for the first time
A vital water reservoir in Northwestern Syria has dried up completely for the first time, according to officials and farmers, reports AFP.
Syria and Iraq remain at risk of conflict over water-related matters
An analysis of global indicators shows that much of Syria and Iraq remain at risk of conflict over water-related matters, according to a new quarterly update that summarizes findings from an early warning tool.
USAID provides $297 million in food, water and health care for COVID-19 response around the world
At the Global Citizen Live event, Administrator Samantha Power announced nearly $297 million in humanitarian assistance to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support to address urgent humanitarian needs around the world caused by the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.
Millions of vulnerable people are facing an acute water crisis in northern Syria
In northern Syria, a decade of war has left water and sanitation infrastructure damaged and neglected.
Lack of water linked to 10 percent of the rise in global migration
In the Middle East and North Africa, the region with the highest levels of forced displacement, water resilience is key to long-term growth