The climate crisis intensified the floods, but it was conflict that rendered Libyans unprepared for them.

The climate crisis intensified the floods, but it was conflict that rendered Libyans unprepared for them.

Climate scientists are warning yet again that we are off target on climate action; COP28 in Dubai must change that.

From Turkey and Saudi Arabia to the UAE, MENA countries are making moves to become future climate leaders.
![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently announced his country's plans to become carbon natural by 2053 [Dado Ruvic/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-27T162055Z_45950998_RC2SDP9P5956_RTRMADP_3_BOSNIA-TURKEY.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
In Turkey, climate action is in a state of limbo.
![A man watches wildfires in Kacarlar village near the Mediterranean coastal town of Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday, July 31, 2021 [AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AP21212463975063.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The environmental degradation in Gaza should be an early warning for what is to come for the whole of the Levant.
![Palestinian children fill up gallons with water in Gaza City on May 20, 2021 [File: Mahmud Hams/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/000_9AE277.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)