October 8th, 2023
Tunisia is going through a whirlwind of scarcity and climate issues. The documentary showed why it is difficult for some citizens to come to grips with this and how it is very difficult to fight climate change with its limited resources. After the revolution, we see that there was a shift from food/water scarcity and climate change to an influx of economic focus on the state. This leads to some detrimental problems being ignored. Some climate issues are so bad that people are getting new diseases.
The melting of the ice caps and constant pollution are making the sea a place that is not a source of life anymore. This is leading to a cause of food scarcity due to there being a future soon where fishermen cannot catch any more fish, losing an important food source. With this strong drought too in the region some places are seeing desertification causing once beautiful places to be completely ruined.
Another big thing that was spoken about was sand. Something I looked past was how big sand could be an issue. The main point that seemed very hazardous for this region was sand encroachment. This is when sand just gets everywhere and can destroy everything. An example that was used is that the sand coming into the towns is like water rushing to a city from a broken dam. It destroys and buries everything and if you can live in the area then you won’t be able to avoid sand getting on anything.
October 17th, 2023 at 3:58 am
Did the documentary change the way you understand or think about other course materials?
November 10th, 2023 at 3:02 am
Yes, I believe it did, a visual representation made the impacts of what is happening in the middle east feel more brutal and surreal.