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.elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact on the region  <\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b45d5f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-cz_gap\" data-id=\"2b45d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cz_gap.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cz_gap clr\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f03ce0\" data-id=\"8f03ce0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e50492 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e50492\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a4dd1fe\" data-id=\"7a4dd1fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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amplifying the region\u2019s instability, countries must acknowledge the perils and act to mitigate them. Droughts and water scarcity, excessive heat and global warming, increased dust storms, degrading air quality, and rises in sea level are some of the byproducts of climate change. Countries currently in conflict or enduring post-conflict transitions are now facing the harsh realities of disruptive and multiplying country-wide issues.\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the region continues to struggle to cope with the impact of a growing youth bulge, unstable governments, volatile natural resource prices, the ramifications of the pandemic, and international conflicts, climate change adds further socio-economic pressures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As global ecosystems attempt to keep pace with climate instability, enabling a Net-Zero economy in the region will play a vital role in reducing societal deficiencies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee11eee elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"ee11eee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/zain.com\\\/TLR2022\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/water.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted elementor-html5-video\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7137ab7\" data-id=\"7137ab7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4404e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4404e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Water Scarcity<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd0544e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd0544e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d31552\" data-id=\"5d31552\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176d7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"176d7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As water scarcity runs rampant across the region, it is reported that approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/press-releases\/running-dry-unprecedented-scale-and-impact-water-scarcity-middle-east-and-north\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9 out 10 children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region<\/a> live in high or extremely high-water scarce areas. This has serious consequences on children\u2019s health, nutrition, cognitive development, and future livelihoods. With climate change being one of the main contributors to water scarcity, an additional factor to this issue is the widespread conflict in the region, resulting in growing populations migrating from urban to rural areas. This highlights the underlying water management issues and deteriorating infrastructure that strain water supply resulting in water insecurity.<\/p><p>Climate change also leads to the decrease of annual rainfall levels impacting the agricultural sector and deteriorating fresh water reserves due to the movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers. In addition, polluting substances can spill over into fresh water sources thus impacting overall water quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7084bc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b7084bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/zain.com\\\/TLR2022\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/air.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted elementor-html5-video\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95c257b\" data-id=\"95c257b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4683df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4683df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Air Quality<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc5e9f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc5e9f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3670ee4\" data-id=\"3670ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38392a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38392a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/air-research\/air-quality-and-climate-change-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate change can impact air quality and conversely, air quality can impact climate change.<\/a> Pollutants emitted into the air can result in changes to the climate. Burning fossil fuels releases gases and chemicals into the atmosphere, which become trapped causing mean global temperatures to rise. In addition, climate change increases the level of allergenic air pollutants, including mold, due to damp conditions.<\/p><p>It is recorded that air pollution levels in MENA\u2019s largest cities are among the highest in the world. On average, urban residents breathe in more than ten times the level of pollutants considered safe by the World Health Organization. Additionally, according to the World Bank Group\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2022\/02\/07\/mena-s-polluted-skies-and-seas-hurt-economies-livelihoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> report<\/a> titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/openknowledge.worldbank.org\/bitstream\/handle\/10986\/36912\/211812ov.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Blue Skies, Blue Seas: Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, and Coastal Erosion in the Middle East and North Africa<\/em><\/a>, air pollution causes approximately 270,000 deaths annually, exceeding the number of fatalities from traffic accidents, diabetes, malaria TB, HIV\/AIDS and acute hepatitis combined. Residents in the MENA region are also on average ill at least 60 days in their lifetime due to exposure to elevated air pollution. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2020\/02\/the-economic-burden-of-air-pollution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reduced air quality impacts the economy<\/a> in various ways, increasing rates of asthma, chronic respiratory diseases or diabetes, which leads to a reduced ability to work and lower participation rates in the labor force.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee17eab elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"ee17eab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/zain.com\\\/TLR2022\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/Global-Warming.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted elementor-html5-video\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6be445a\" data-id=\"6be445a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8123c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8123c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global warming<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d00ec9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d00ec9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db23800\" data-id=\"db23800\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db3232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3db3232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Earth&#8217;s climate is warming up gradually as a result of increasing greenhouse gases becoming trapped inside the atmosphere. Unstable temperature levels increase the frequency of many types of natural disasters, including storms, floods, heat waves and droughts. Such events impact the lives of millions, jeopardizing food security, destroying urban infrastructure, and leading to inhabitable environments.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/programs\/mena-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">With an average of 70% of the agricultural production<\/a> in the region relying mainly on rainfall, the sector is vulnerable to fluctuating temperatures. Thus, global warming places substantial pressure on crops that face minimal water resources. This leads to increased vulnerability for rural farmers, potentially increasing migration and displacement. Sudan demonstrates the negative impact of climate change as irregular rain in addition to increased droughts and flooding have led to land becoming unsuitable for cultivation. This has <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2016\/12\/07\/africa\/sudan-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resulted in the displacement of 600,000 people since 2013 and is estimated to impact an additional 1.9 million people. 70% of Sudan\u2019s rural farmers rely on livestock production and agriculture, highlighting the vulnerability of this population.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa96ae1 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"aa96ae1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/zain.com\\\/TLR2022\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/sea-level.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted elementor-html5-video\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67a8e08\" data-id=\"67a8e08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733ca4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"733ca4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sea level rising<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8abca6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8abca6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbc5660\" data-id=\"fbc5660\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e448476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e448476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MENA region is one of the most vulnerable regions to rising sea levels caused by climate change. Several areas in the region have already begun experiencing periodic floods. Alexandria, one of the low-lying coastal cities in Egypt located on the Nile delta, is at serious risk of being submerged in the next three decades as cities built on deltas are usually more susceptible to storms and rain-induced river floods. Additionally, Basra, a low-lying coastal city next to the Tigris and Euphrates river in Iraq, has been facing seasonal flooding in recent years from the rivers and increases of the sea-level.<\/p><p>According to studies, the mean global sea level is set to rise <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/2022\/02\/24\/cascading-climate-effects-in-middle-east-and-north-africa-adapting-through-inclusive-governance-pub-86510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30\u2013122 centimeters<\/a> by the end of the century, endangering more than a dozen global cities and populations. 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