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DARK SECRETS: War torn mena nations missing out on much needed climate funds | Vintage Vibes

Syrian farmer Mezlef al-Mezlef walks in a field near the dried-out Balaa Dam in rebel-held Idlib countryside in Syria [File: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters]

Conflict-plagued nations in the Middle East are among the most vulnerable to climate change but are almost entirely excluded from meaningful financing to mitigate its effects, aid groups warn.

In a joint report focusing on Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Norwegian Red Cross demanded greater assistance on Thursday, saying the combined effects of climate change and armed conflict have alarmingly intensified humanitarian woes.

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