Children carry water bottles in Suluq area which experiences shortages in potable water amid contaminations of underground wells, near Benghazi, Libya, March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

Children carry water bottles in Suluq area which experiences shortages in potable water amid contaminations of underground wells, near Benghazi, Libya, March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A general view shows water next to the road filled with polluted sewage in Suluq area which experiences shortages in potable water amid contaminations of underground wells, near Benghazi, Libya, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A general view shows water next to the road filled with polluted sewage in Suluq area which experiences shortages in potable water amid contaminations of underground wells, near Benghazi, Libya, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A view shows dilapidated water pumps inside a water plant in Suluq area which experiences shortages in potable water amid contaminations of underground wells, near Benghazi, Libya, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A view shows dilapidated water pumps inside a water plant in Suluq area which experiences shortages in potable water amid contaminations of underground wells, near Benghazi, Libya, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A man fills the tank on his truck with water to sell it to the residents of Suluq area which experiences shortages in potable water amid contaminations of underground wells, near Benghazi, Libya, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A view shows a broken water pipe inside a water plant in Suluq area which experiences shortages in potable water amid contaminations of underground wells, near Benghazi, Libya, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A man points a pipe connected to his house in Suluq area which experiences shortages in potable water amid contaminations of underground wells, near Benghazi, Libya, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A man fills jerry can with water in Suluq area which experiences shortages in potable water amid contaminations of underground wells, near Benghazi, Libya, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

Researcher Brendan Foley holds up a jar containing saffron preserved in water, part of a cache of unusually well preserved spices and foodstuffs found on the wreck of the Gribshunden, in his laboratory in Lund University, Sweden, March 2, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little REFILE - CORRECTING COUNTRY 

People walk among bleached algae that would usually be underwater on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

People walk among bleached algae that would usually be underwater on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A woman dips her hand into the water at the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Sliema, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Bleached algae that would usually be underwater is seen on the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Marsascala, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A woman and child crouch next a rock pool along the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Sliema, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A woman and child look for shells along the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Sliema, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A woman wades in shallow water along the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Sliema, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A woman walks with her dog along the shoreline after the sea level around the Maltese islands went down by a record-breaking 50cm in Sliema, Malta February 23, 2023. The drop in sea level was triggered by the dynamics of the Mediterranean Sea, and in particular density changes due to temperature and salinity, as well as water exchanges with the Atlantic Ocean at the Strait of Gibraltar, according to local media. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

Ana Maria Mederos, 59, sells cups of coffee for 10 pesos (8 cents) off her front porch, as her husband Jose Luis Gonzales, 56, repairs his keychain, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, January 28, 2023. Isabela de Sagua long ago became known in Cuba as a jumping-off point for maritime migrants, tempted by its proximity to U.S. territory and rules that were formerly lenient on Cubans who arrived by water. Now a U.S. "parole" program announced in early January will allow 30,000 migrants from Cuba, as well as other countries, to enter the United States monthly provided they apply online, find a financial sponsor and pay airfare. "Cubans have made up their minds that you can't live here, and they are going to get out any way they can," she said, adding that she herself had no choice but to stay and care for a sick family member. "Those who can leave under this new program will, but there are many who won't have the possibility (of sponsorship) and will keep taking their chances by sea, over land, whatever." REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI CUBA MIGRATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Miguel Negrin, 56 (R) sells vegetables from a home-made trailer towed behind his Buick 58 in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, January 28, 2023. Isabela de Sagua long ago became known in Cuba as a jumping-off point for maritime migrants, tempted by its proximity to U.S. territory and rules that were formerly lenient on Cubans who arrived by water. Now a U.S. "parole" program announced in early January will allow 30,000 migrants from Cuba, as well as other countries, to enter the United States monthly provided they apply online, find a financial sponsor and pay airfare. "Whoever can take advantage of Biden's program better, because it won't last long," Negrin said. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI CUBA MIGRATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Vegetable seller Miguel Negrin, 56, drives his Buick 58 as he looks for clients in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, January 28, 2023. Isabela de Sagua long ago became known in Cuba as a jumping-off point for maritime migrants, tempted by its proximity to U.S. territory and rules that were formerly lenient on Cubans who arrived by water. Now a U.S. "parole" program announced in early January will allow 30,000 migrants from Cuba, as well as other countries, to enter the United States monthly provided they apply online, find a financial sponsor and pay airfare. "Whoever can take advantage of Biden's program better, because it won't last long," Negrin said. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini SEARCH "MENEGHINI CUBA MIGRATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Tetiana Kovalyova, 76, holds a bicycle belonging to her husband Volodymyr Kovalyov, 77, as he puts on his gloves, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the village of Posad-Pokrovske, northwest of the city of Kherson, Ukraine January 26, 2023. Volodymyr cycles to nearby shops for food, sometimes supplemented by packages handed out by charities. The couples chop wood for their stoves and collect rain water from the roof in a bucket or from the village well if the generator is working. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "DOCE UKRAINE VILLAGE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Children play near a well as a woman extracts water from it during a smoggy winter morning in Bhaktapur, Nepal December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A woman extracts water from a well, as children sit nearby during a smoggy winter morning in Bhaktapur, Nepal December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A man tries to start a power generator for pumping water from a well after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile attacks, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland smiles during a news conference held to discuss the verdict in the trial of Oath Keepers leaders and members in connection with the January 6 attack on the Capitol as well as the public drinking water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland holds a news conference to discuss the verdict in the trial of Oath Keepers leaders and members in connection with the January 6 attack on the Capitol as well as the public drinking water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland holds a news conference to discuss the verdict in the trial of Oath Keepers leaders and members in connection with the January 6 attack on the Capitol as well as the public drinking water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is reflected in his conference room table during a news conference where he discussed the verdict in the trial of Oath Keepers leaders and members in connection with the January 6 attack on the Capitol as well as the public drinking water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland smiles during a news conference where he discussed the verdict in the trial of Oath Keepers leaders and members in connection with the January 6 attack on the Capitol as well as the public drinking water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland discusses the verdict in the trial of Oath Keepers leaders and members in connection with the January 6 attack on the Capitol as well as the public drinking water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

Hussein Ali, 31, (L) and Abdul Amir Ali, 23, (R) fill a water tank from a truck, outside their family home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. Hussein and Abdul's uncle, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Abdul Amir Ali, 23, shows a photograph of his late uncle Abbas Elwan, on his phone in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq October 20, 2022. Abbas committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Abdul Amir Ali, 23, (C) and Hussein Ali, 31, (R) repair electrical items in their workshop in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. Abdul and Hussein's uncle, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Abdul Abbas Ali, 24, works in his barber shop next to his family home, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 20, 2022. Abdul's uncle, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

People displaced by gang war violence in Cite Soleil collect water from a well at the Hugo Chavez Square transformed into shelter living in inhumane conditions in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo 

A donkey stands in the scorching heat outside the family home of of Abbas Elwan, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 14, 2022. Abbas committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ali Elwan, 56, and his son Abdul Amir Ali, 23, walk in the courtyard of Abbas Elwan's home, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 14, 2022. Ali's brother, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Brothers, Khudair Abbas Elwan, 15, Haider Abbas Elwan, 7, and Hamza Abbas Elwan, 12, (L to R) eat a meal together in their family home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 14, 2022. The brothers' father, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ali Elwan, 56, Farhan Al-Salal, 55, Mayor of Al Bu Hussain village, and Khudair Abbas Elwan ,15, (L to R) discuss the problem of providing water to the village as they sit inside the guest hall of Abbas Elwan's home in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq October 14, 2022. Ali's brother and Khudair's father, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly?unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A man bathes with fresh water collected from a well in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo 

A boy bathes with fresh water collected from a well in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo 

A man bathes with fresh water collected from a well in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo 

A man bathes with fresh water collected from a well in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo 

A girl bathes with fresh water collected from a well in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo 

A man collects fresh water from a well in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo 

A woman collects fresh water from a well in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo 

Farhan Al-Salal, 55, Mayor of Al-Bu Hussain village, inspects a well which no longer produces water, in the village of Al-Bu Hussain which sits on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Hikma Meteab, 48, carries her daughter Ghufran Abbas, 3, through the courtyard of their family home in Al-Bu Hussain village on the bank of a former canal which has dried up, in Diwaniya, Iraq, October 11, 2022. Hikma's husband, Abbas Elwan, committed suicide in August after attempts to find water for his parched farmlands failed. Abbas received a monthly unemployment allowance, but with dwindling crops and rising food prices he went into debt. In desperation, he tried digging wells to grow vegetables. Each well cost the equivalent of his monthly allowance. Each time water would emerge for a few days, and then dry up. "That was his last hope, and there was no water," Abbas's brother Ali told Reuters. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani SEARCH "CLIMATE MIDEAST WATER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.