The situation in the Middle East and the Sahel is certainly dire, with rapid desertification devastating pastoral economies and the livelihoods of farmers, shepherds, nomads, and those who depend on them. This combination of environmental and economic degradation has created fertile conditions for murderous Islamist movements, including Boko Haram in Nigeria, al-Shabaab in Somalia and Kenya, and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
中东和萨赫勒地区的局势无疑相当可怕，快速荒漠化毁坏了牧区经济和以此来养家糊口的农牧民生活。环境和经济的共同恶化为残忍的伊斯兰运动，包括尼日利亚博科圣地、索马里和肯尼亚青年党和伊拉克叙利亚伊斯兰国创造了千载难逢的条件。在那些气候变化有可能破坏环境的国度，狂热分子们联起手来威胁对文明进行破坏。