YDS 2021 in Review
2021 is an anthology of articles, photo essays and opinions of students in international relations. With a year full of decade-defining events across the globe, this anthology is a must-read to reflect upon the year that was 2021. This anthology was created by Young Diplomats Society. For more information, please visit our website www.theyoungdiplomats.com.
2021 is an anthology of articles, photo essays and opinions of students in international relations. With a year full of decade-defining events across the globe, this anthology is a must-read to reflect upon the year that was 2021.
This anthology was created by Young Diplomats Society. For more information, please visit our website www.theyoungdiplomats.com.
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by Samuel Garrett | YDS Senior Correspondent
2021 saw Central Asia ravaged by a severe drought that has brought the impacts of
climate change across the region into sharp focus. Even in a region known for
extreme temperatures and dryness, the effects of the drought, and the changing
weather patterns which caused it, stand to make the lives of people harder and
heighten national tensions as water usage and power shortages intersect.
D r o u g h t i n C e n t r a l A s i a h a s k i l l e d t h o u s a n d s o f a n i m a l s .
P H O T O : M I G U E L G A L M E S / A L A M Y S T O C K P H O T O
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