Interview with Julia Choucair Vizoso, Senior Fellow at the Arab Reform Initiative: Ecology and Resistance in the Arab World

Think of a map of the world. Now imagine placing over it a template showing the regions most severely affected by climate change. Chances are your finger would land on the Middle East and North Africa. But today we are not going to talk about thermometers or expanding deserts; instead, we are going to talk about the people on the ground, fighting for a glass of water, for land free from pollution, or simply for clean air to breathe. Because in many places, environmentalism is a struggle for survival—and for democracy.