By Raji Unnikrishnan
WINTERS in the GCC could be drier, with more flash floods, while summers could see soil erosion as climate change worsens the nations’ ecosystems, according to experts.
Panellists at the 14th Gulf Water Conference predicted an average temperature increase of 0.8C in the GCC during the winter season (November-April) over the next 20 years (2021-2040) compared with over a decade ago (1995-2014).
The three-day forum, which concluded in Riyadh on Tuesday under the theme ‘Water in the GCC: Towards Economic Efficiency and Financial Sustainability’, was organised by the Bahrain-based non-governmental organisation Water Sciences and Technology Association and hosted by Saudi Environment, Water and Agriculture Minister Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al Fadley.
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