Drought

Years of war and instability lead to institutional collapse depriving Yemen of clean water - report

Access to water in one of the world's most water-scarce countries has become even more critical as the region has descended into a new war, in which critical infrastructure has been targeted.

Camels walk during the sunset in Marib, Yemen, where the once-barren desert has sprung back to life with grasses due to shifting climate patterns.
AFGHAN CHILDREN sit on a concrete bench at a hilltop, amid telecom shutdown across the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 30, 2025.

Millions of Afghan children facing severe risks from changing climate, UNICEF says

 Group of locusts

Moroccan locust swarms sweep eastern Iran, threatening crops and farms

Fishermen ride in their boat through the Iraqi Hawizeh Marsh in Maysan province, southern Iraq, after water returned due to rainfall following a long period of drought on April 26, 2026.

After years-long drought where Syria, Iraq were running out of water, dams are now full - analysis


Israeli technology selected to fight severe drought in South Africa

The project is projected to help over fifty early-childhood development centers, around seventy-nine schools in Uitenhage and KwaNobuhle, four health clinics and around 3,400 individual households.

GEN-350 in South Africa

Tackling Israel’s water challenges

The Jewish National Fund continues to lead the way.

Kineret

WATCH: August rains arrive in Israel

The first rain of the season usually begins in October.

People seek shelter during a rain storm in Jerusalem, April 25, 2018

In parched Afghanistan, drought sharpens water dispute with Iran

The row underscores the growing strategic importance of water across the world. Water disputes have become common in South and Central Asia and elsewhere.

Afghanistan landslide

Amid drought, desalinated water to be transferred to Sea of Galilee

The emergency plans are meant to address the growing water shortage that threatens to put the brakes on a booming economy.

The Sea of Galilee is seen near Tiberias