Farmers in northern Tunisia say conditions are getting progressively worse despite government efforts to combat climate change. Tunis, Tunisia – Zohra Naffef has been working her husband’s farm near Ghar el-Melh in northern Tunisia for years. Satellite footage of Tunisia’s water reserves taken before the current bout of extreme heat paints a stark picture. In northern Tunisia, once the breadbasket of the Roman world, farmers are anticipating a “catastrophic” harvest for cereals, such as wheat and barley. The outcome, like its reliance upon rainwater, is to leave Tunisia especially vulnerable to events, such as drought, climate change and the war in Ukraine.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 26, 2023 11:19 UTC