Author: Lydia Anne Scherr

Lydia Scherr is German-American graduate student at Columbia University. She is studying Climate and Society at Columbia’s Graduate College of Arts and Sciences. Her discipline is a mixture of climate science, economics and social sciences. Lydia studied communication, and forensic debate as undergraduate. She is currently working as a web developer, and dreams of helping create a sustainable future wherein the techno-sphere and biosphere are harmoniously combined.

Water Security for Syrian Refugees – A Forgotten Humanitarian Issue

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Since the outset of the Syrian civil war in 2011, refugee populations in the Middle East and North Africa have ballooned. Half of Syria has been uprooted. More than 5.2 million Syrians have fled their home. Escaping from war torn land, refugees seek shelter in neighbouring countries like Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. Camp shelters for […]