Dunia Baban

Physical & Economic geographer |@Stockholm_uni | Water resources MSc | #Watersecurity #Sustainability

[Dunia Baban @DuniaBaban]

Water is life #waterdiplomacy #transboundary #waterstress

[Dunia Baban @DuniaBaban]

The stark paradox:.

The air is suffocatingly humid. Yet the ground is drying out.
The moisture in the air doesn’t fall as rain where it’s needed, instead, El Niño heat evaporates rivers, lakes and reservoirs faster than they can refill. Water availability drops, agriculture suffers. Energy production is at risk, power plants need water to cool down.

More moisture in the air= Less water on the ground.

#watersecurity

[Dunia Baban @DuniaBaban]

Something feels off about this summer’s heat in Europe , and the science backs it up.
It’s the moisture in the air.

El Niño heats up the Pacific Ocean, the warm water heats the air above it, loading it with moisture. High up in the atmosphere, powerful winds (jet stream) carry the moist air eastward across the globe, all the way to Europe, where the air is already full of water vapor, making the air moisture worst.

Scientists measure this using Wet Bulb Temperature, combining heat and humidity into a single stress indicator. A breaking records across Europe right now, confirmed this week by World Weather Attribution.
Not merely a hot summer, the air itself has changed.
Climate change raised the baseline. El Niño is amplifying the moisture. And current projections suggest 2027 could be even more challenging.
#ElNino #EuropeHeatwave #ClimateChange

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The heat wave in Europe is the most severe ever recorded in the region and has been driven by climate change, with rising temperatures outstripping the rate of global warming, a new study found. https://t.co/a9Dhw1GSOj

[New Scientist @newscientist]

The current temperatures in western and central Europe would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, and unprecedented humidity levels make this heatwave especially dangerous https://t.co/qg3SBoSiSo

[IUCN @IUCN]

Wetlands are nature's multifunctional ecosystems.

Valuing, conserving, restoring and financing wetlands is no longer optional – it is essential to securing the foundations of life on earth.

#wetlands #conservation #biodiversity

[Dunia Baban @DuniaBaban]

@HAbdulwahhab @samanomar_ns @EISSnetwork @Stockholm_Uni Thank you @HAbdulwahhab

[Dunia Baban @DuniaBaban]

Thank you Kak @samanomar_ns , and I would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to Ramadhan Mohammmed , Secretary of the Iraq Association of Hydrogeologists, and Sarmad Latif , Senior Researcher in Water and environmental security, for their valuable insights and expertise, which greatly enriched this work.

[Saman Omar @samanomar_ns]

Water in-security in Iraq 🇮🇶 is likely to continue acting as a driver of displacement, agricultural decline, and socio-economic instability.

Honored to experience @EISSnetwork #ESSC 2026 conference at @Stockholm_Uni on 11-12 June 2026 !

With Dunia khan @DuniaBaban , we tried to analyze such threats and work anchored by @HAbdulwahhab perspectives .

#SamanOmar
#Iraq
#Kurdistan

[Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK @PIK_Climate]

🆕 study: Climate change, land use and water use are altering the global #freshwater cycle at an increasing pace. Dry and wet anomalies now occur about twice as often as they did in the early 20th century, with climatic factors being the dominant driver. https://t.co/MGzkMemkZ1

[Dunia Baban @DuniaBaban]

El Niño is a natural climate cycle, not caused by global warming. However, a warmer baseline means El Niño years begin in a hotter world, making heatwaves, droughts, heavy rainfall, wildfires, and food-system stress more severe. That is why fighting #climatechange is crucial, it reduces the impacts associated with El Niño.

This is not climate alarmism, rather a conclusion based on evidence and risk assessment. El Niño will occur regardless of human activity, but a cooler world limits the consequences severity.

Recognizing that reality is not alarmist, it is a practical and evidence-based approach to managing climate risks.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

The world is being warned to prepare for extreme weather with the imminent return of El Niño, the naturally occurring weather phenomenon which raises global temperatures, according to the UN.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said it would "pour fuel on the fire of a warming world".

[Dunia Baban @DuniaBaban]

#Stockholm scored highly on land permeability (8.4 out of 10), meaning a lot of rain can soak into the ground rather than causing flooding. Or wasted rain by runoff #watersecurity

[euronews @euronews]

Europe has been identified as the planet’s fastest-warming continent, underlining the ‘urgency’ to reduce emissions and strengthen climate resilience.
➡️ https://t.co/pPa9fknGCy

[Dunia Baban @DuniaBaban]

There is no amount of money or oil that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water. The truest wealth
#reflection #nature #survival

[FAO Forestry @FAOForestry]

🌿🌳 Protecting plant health - including that of forests - helps promote sustainable agricultural systems.

#PlantHealthDay

[Kurdistan 24 English @K24English]

The Ninth Cabinet Expands Water Security:
• KRG shut down over 1,000 wells to restore groundwater and shift toward a dam-based water supply.
• 36 dams and 178 ponds now form a multi-layer water system, strengthening resilience against drought.

📎 https://t.co/5Ip2UVJTg0

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Is global warming tipping key Atlantic ocean currents towards ‘collapse’?

✍️ Cecilia Keating
🎨 @tomoprater Kerry Cleaver

Read here: https://t.co/1OlmAXdHuC

[Kurdistan 24 English @K24English]

Erbil Launches Scientific Data Center for Resource Management

New facility digitalizes water and soil monitoring to enhance Kurdistan’s climate resilience.

Read More: https://t.co/qYtX9dksO2