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United Arab Emirates

Attacks on Middle East Desalination Plants Highlight Risks of Near-Total Dependence on ‘Fossil Fuel Water’

Destroying the facilities is a violation of international law that could cause a humanitarian crisis in the most water-scare region on Earth. Powering the plants with electricity from fossil fuels poses additional long-term threats.

By Phil McKenna

A water desalination plant is seen in Ras al-Khair along the Gulf coast in eastern Saudi Arabia on March 30, 2023. Credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images
Rare desert wetlands at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula could be wiped by global warming before the end of the century, a new report on climate change in the Arab region warns. Credit: Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News

New Report Warns of Critical Climate Risks in Arab Region

By Bob Berwyn

Banners fly at the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, before its official opening on Thursday. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

At COP28, the United States Will Stress an End to Fossil Emissions, Not Fuels

By Marianne Lavelle

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