Climate change, urbanization damaging water reserves March 17, 2014 12:27 AM By Kareem Shaheen The Daily Star BEIRUT: An acute decline in rainfall has sparked drought fears in Lebanon, with warnings of a “water emergency” and urgent calls for new solutions to combat scarcity and conserve water at home. Though experts say this year’s dry spell is likely a natural variation in weather, they warned that climate change is causing a retreat in the country’s snow cover that replenishes its streams and could lead to a worsening water crisis in the coming years. “The need is certain and drought will extend to desertification,” said Akram Chehayeb, the agriculture minister, at a briefing with reporters last week. “The seasons this year are threatened with thirst and we must be in an emergency situation to face the acute shortage of water.” Read more: dailystar.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Mar-17/250431-climate-change-urbanization-damaging-water-reserves.ashx#ixzz2wD2oNv2Q (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: dailystar.lb)
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:09:30 +0000
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