Natural resources

In recent years, six conflict-affected countries — Yemen, Syria, Sudan, South Sudan, Iraq, and Palestine — have been among those accounting for the highest number of food-insecure populations in the world.1[1] But while war remains the main trigger for complex..

Introduction At the heart of food sovereignty debate, no issue captures the challenge more vividly than that of seeds. This is far from a mere technical detail or basic production input—it lies at the core of a deeper conflict between..

On his small farm in the region of Zaghouan, a 70-year-old farmer stands before a wooden box inherited from his father. The box holds small cloth bags, each containing seeds of crops that have been cultivated for decades on the..

The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung proudly announces a new joint publication, Seeds at Risk, which highlights the vital role of seeds as the heart of agriculture, forming the foundation of our food systems and food access. Through a collection of articles,..

Seeds at risk: Global struggle for control over food   Seeds are crucial to food systems as they house the genetic information that shapes crop traits and yields. The vast diversity of seeds available today is the result of thousands..

The Green Hydrogen Gamble: Assessing the Risks and Realities of Large-Scale Production in North Africa   Introduction:   Numerous international agreements, including the Paris Agreement, aim to address the climate crisis. The European Green Deal, which targets climate neutrality by..

  Water scarcity has become an increasingly critical issue across North Africa, driven by climate change, population growth, and unsustainable resource management. Countries like Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco are facing unprecedented water stress, with per capita availability falling well below..

Taghart, among the Ihahan tribes of the coast, is the spring low tide. It takes place twice every lunar month, around new moon and full moon, as the sun, earth and the moon form a straight line, combining the gravitational..

Tunisian Textile Workers: The Forgotten Ones of Fast Fashion Discover the challenges faced by Tunisian textile workers with Olfa Belhassine: harsh working conditions, precarity, and violence, as well as the economic impact and ongoing changes.

In response to the ongoing decline in rainfall and the adverse effects of climate change, Algeria has turned to seawater desalination as a critical measure to secure its water resources. Projections for 2050 indicate that rainfall in Algeria and the..

Water stress in Morocco has reached alarming levels[1], with per capita water approaching the globally set water poverty threshold of 500 m3 per year[2]. This happened as a result of the lack of precipitation[3] and the frequency of extreme weather..

Introduction: A Nation Running Dry   Pressure to find sustainable solutions  is mounting in Tunisia, where the average annual water consumption per person has dropped to its lowest rate. One of the country’s most ambitious responses is the construction of..