The rise of climate change and environmental disasters are undeniable and are especially threatening countries with coastal geographies and islands, making them susceptible to flooding or to disappearing altogether due to rising sea levels as a consequence of, for example, melting glaciers. In addition, there is an increased frequency of wildfires that result in the burning of forests in different countries and regions in the world such as Australia, India, the American coastline, and the Amazon, which is considered to be the lungs of the Earth. This book review of Environmental Politics in the Middle East has been written within the context of understanding the environmental problems of this region, which rich in resources is suffering from diverse calamities, in addition to searching for solutions that can help avoid future environmental disasters in the area.
The book, which is edited by Harry Verhoeven, an Associate Professor at the University of...
University of California Press