Children on the Brink: Urgent Action Needed on Rising Drought and Food Insecurity
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The Middle East and Afghanistan are approaching a critical tipping point as drought conditions intensify rapidly across the region. Rising temperatures, prolonged dry periods, and chronic water-management challenges are driving alarming levels of food and water insecurity.
Close to 50 million people in the Middle East and Afghanistan are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity that threaten their wellbeing and survival. Children and young people across the region are increasingly exposed to multiple climate shocks that are disrupting their access to education and affecting their mental health.
These pressures are also increasing the risk of internal and cross-border displacement and deepening tensions between communities.
Read more in our policy brief about the climate impact, emerging risks and World Vision Middle East & Eastern Europe's environmental stewardship and climate action response in Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and the West Bank.
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