- The September sun is setting over the old olive grove as Ahmad Mahmoud Alahri walks pensively from tree to tree.
- This is despite the fact Ayid Saghir, the 1,000-inhabitant village where Alahri lives, is located just 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Tabqa Dam on the Euphrates, Syria’s largest river.
- About a third of the approximately 200 pumps along the Euphrates were affected by low water levels in 2021 and more than 5 million people in the region lack adequate access to water.
Conflict and climate change drive water crisis in Syria 13.12.2021
