Climate risks in North Africa and the Middle East - IRIS

Cartographies / Climate, Environment, Security

20 June 2023

Climate risks in North Africa and the Middle East

1 Reading time

Quote

Share

• Facebook
• X (Twitter)
• LinkedIn
• Email
• Whatsapp
• Link

Facebook

X (Twitter)

LinkedIn

Email

Whatsapp

Link

Printin PDF

Log in to print this article.

Login Create an account

Log in to print this article.

Add to favorites

Log in to add this item to your favorites.

Login Create an account

Log in to add this item to your favorites.

Antoine Diacre

Head of the Data, Mapping and Infographics Unit

Antoine Diacre

Head of the Data, Mapping and Infographics Unit

Victor Pelpel

Deputy Director of IRIS

Victor Pelpel

Deputy Director of IRIS

Marc Verzeroli

Head of Publishing at IRIS, Editor-in-Chief of La Revue internationale et stratégique

Marc Verzeroli

Head of Publishing at IRIS, Editor-in-Chief of La Revue internationale et stratégique

The Maghreb-Middle East region is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Its commonly desert climate has led that most of its capitals and other major cities are located on the coasts, which are largely threatened by rising sea levels. At the same time, the major rivers needed to supply fresh water (the Nile, Jordan, Tigris and Euphrates) are drying up as the climate warms up. Climate change is also affecting coral reefs in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, and increasing the risk of fires. These phenomena are exacerbated by violent winds, with sandstorms in the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula, and cyclones in the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean.

This map comes from the “Climate change and hotspots of conflict around the world” note published within the scope of the IRIS Defence and Climate Observatory, on behalf of the French Ministry of Armed Forces’s Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS).

Energy and Environment

Near and Middle East