MESOPOTAMIA NEWS :  Droughts Threaten 12 Million People in Iraq, Syria

Amid droughts across Iraq + Syria, more than twelve million people are losing access (Al Jazeera) to water, food +electricity, aid groups warned in a new report. Humanitarian organizations called for regional authorities and donor governments to act quickly, both to provide emergency aid +to invest in long-term solutions to the water crisis.This Backgrounder looks at water stress, a global problem that is getting worse.

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