Greenpeace Warns of Extended Fire Season in Tunisia and Algeria

Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa has warned of increasing fire risks in Tunisia and Algeria due to climate change, amid ongoing wildfire outbreaks in the region during August. They pointed out that rising temperatures, declining humidity, and worsening droughts are accelerating the spread of fires and making them more difficult to control. In Algeria, the number of wildfires has exceeded 170, resulting in at least 73 deaths, and damaging hundreds of homes and properties. In Tunisia, agricultural areas and farmlands have also been affected, with losses to crops and fruit-bearing trees that take years to replace. The organization linked the rise in fires to the profits of major oil companies, which earned approximately $48 billion in recent months, considering this disparity to reflect what is known as "climate injustice"—where communities and agricultural lands shoulder the burdens of climate change while oil companies continue to make enormous profits. They emphasized that the increase in wildfires is a sign of a broader phenomenon related to changing climatic conditions in the region and should not be treated as isolated incidents.

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