Farmers suffering from Syria's four-year drought

Syria's farmers are suffering as a combination of drastic subsidy cuts and drought takes its toll. The north-east of the country has been particularly hard hit by four successive years of drought and hundreds of farmers are leaving the land for the capital Damascus. Most of them end up in the Ghuta, the formerly lush oasis which surrounded the capital, where they live in tents and try to eke out a living as day labourers in the construction and agricultural industry.

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The team tours the region

This is the From the Source blog on which we will be posting our water and travel stories, and give you a peak at what is happening 'behind the scenes' at From the Source. Today we are preparing our trip to Jordan and Palestine where we will be meeting sources, partners and other water fans who like us want to tell the human story behind the current water crisis in the Middle East.

Stay tuned !