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Francesca de Châtel

Francesca de Châtel is a journalist and editor specializing in water issues in the Arab world and Mediterranean region.

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Waterless Wadi Barada

When ‘Ali was a little boy, he spent his summers swimming in the Barada River and playing in the orchards rustling in the breeze along the banks. “Summers in Wadi Barada were amazing,” says the 28-year old from the village of Kufayr al-Zayt to the west of the Syrian capital of Damascus. “I can still

Francesca de Châtel, Mohammad Raba'a • 18 min read