Over the past decade, Turkey has hosted one of the largest refugee populations in the world - millions of Syrians for whom an increasingly unpredictable cycle of heat, drought and floods has continuously shaped daily routines as well as long-term prospects. Severe drought compounded the economic and social pressures that ultimately led to Syria’s uprising. But while the civil war ended in late 2024, man-made climate change has supercharged the e…
Bloomberg examined how the deepening climate crisis on the Turkey-Syria border is affecting agriculture, livelihoods, and the return of Syrian refugees. The report stated that in southeastern Türkiye, rainfall is projected to be 53 percent below average in 2025, with floods and hail causing significant damage to farmers.