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The Greek Current
The Greek Current

Climate change, over-tourism, and the water crisis on Greece's islands

Record breaking heat-waves, limited rainfall, and a spike in tourism have many in Greece concerned about the availability of water. This is something we’ve heard experts talk about with regards to Athens. In Greece’s Cycladic islands, however, which see millions of visitors every summer, this problem seems even more pronounced. Alexia Kalaitzi, an award-winning journalist and features reporter for Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what the mounting water crisis means for Greece and popular islands like Tinos.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Wells run dry as Tinos faces mounting water crisis

Boosting Cyprus’ defense is key given proximity to war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says

Trump picks ambassadors to Greece and Turkey

Tom Barrack, Trump's pick for Turkey ambassador, is good news for Erdogan

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Reports that Eastern Libya's parliament is considering endorsing the 2019 maritime agreement between Turkey and the Tripoli-based government in Libya that attempted to split the eastern Mediterranean between the two - and at the expense of neighboring countries - is sounding the alarm in Greece and Egypt. Sean Mathews, a journalist for the Middle East Eye covering the Middle East, North Africa...