(MENAFN - Arab News) The Middle East and North Africa will be
especially hard hit by climate change in the coming decades, the
World Bank said in a report yesterday, saying the region will
see less rainfall, more recording-breaking temperatures and
rising sea levels. Should temperatures rise as expected, the
hotter conditions are likely to hit the region's 50 billion
tourism industry and further worsen its food security since many
countries in the region - especially Gulf states - depend
heavily on imports to feed their populations. Crop failures will
also increase while yields will decrease and household incomes
will fall, the report said. The report was presented at the UN
climate negotiations in Doha, Qatar, where nearly 200 delegates
for the first time are in the Middle East to discuss cutting
emissions. Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi
urged participants to catch the unique opportunity to implement
the framework agreement on climate change and its protocols and
set the foundation for