How the Syrian refugee crisis affected land use and shared transboundary freshwater resources

Since 2013, hundreds of thousands of refugees have migrated southward to Jordan to escape the Syrian civil war. The migration has put major stress on Jordan’s water resources, a heavy burden for a country ranked among the most water-poor in the world, even prior to the influx of refugees. However, the refugee crisis also coincided … Continue reading How the Syrian refugee crisis affected land use and shared transboundary freshwater resources