Global Views of Local Food SystemsReflections on the growing worldwide local food movement -The fatal synergy of war and drought in the eastern Mediterranean

摘要

Winter is not coming to the Fertile Crescent. No rain, no snow, no cold weather. A drought has taken hold of the land. Trees have blossomed but no one knows if they will bear fruits.The countries affected include Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and southern Turkey where the headwaters of the Tigris and the Euphrates are located. The region is politically unstable and the scene of many of conflicts and intrigues. Since the end of WWIIit has witnessed tens of coups, large-scale invasions, and occupations, as well as wars, all of which have caused repeated displacement and exodus. These countries today host, in addition to their populations, 3 millions Palestinian and 2.5 millions Syrian refugees.