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English Jun 12, 2020 Olivia Macharis , Nadim Farajalla Although many factors contributed to the mass protest movements in Iraq in recent years, and in Egypt a decade ago, climate change was the common denominator. By exacerbating endemic problems such as water scarcity and food insecurity, global warming threatens to plunge an already unstable region into the abyss.
Beirut—The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the fragility of the world order. Governments have sought to limit the spread of the virus through lockdowns and travel restrictions, which have stalled economies and created a global recession. Poorer countries, lacking the resources and resilience to mitigate the pandemic, will be hit hardest. Like climate change, COVID-19 will exacerbate global inequalities. ADVERTISEMENT That parallel offers valuable lessons.
Calamity: Irresponsible handling of the pandemic and too few resources has caused a disaster in Brazil. In Manaus bodies are buried in mass graves in the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery. (Michael Dantas/AFP) ENVIRONMENT The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the fragility of the world order. Governments have sought to limit the spread of the virus through lockdowns and travel restrictions, which have stalled economies and created a global recession.
While we may be able to manage the COVID-19 pandemic with social distancing, new antiviral drugs, and eventually, one hopes, a vaccine, climate change represents an even larger existential threat, because its effects have no defined treatment or lifespan. There may be a reset button for the post-pandemic global economy, but there is none for the planet on which it depends. BEIRUT – The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the fragility of the world order.
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