Lebanese farmers struggling for water
Rainfall in Lebanon decreased in recent years, straining even the most water-rich country in the Middle East as it deals with an unprecedented economic crisis The combination of climate change and economic freefall now threatens to. As rain declines and temperatures warm, farmers adapt, growing less water-demanding produce like tomatoes, cucumber, and drought-resistant tobacco. f there isn’t rain, you use whatever you have left stored and work with a deficit,” Sabra explained. “You can’t even afford to farm anymore.”