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A fearsome array of climate and environmental woes is straining the Middle East, worsening the existing crisis of poor governance and weak states in the region. On this episode of \u201cOrder From Ashes,\u201d we speak to climate researcher Peter Schwartzstein about some of the specific environmental emergencies in the Middle East, and some of the possible solutions.\nThe United States has many opportunities to incorporate environmental and climate change concerns into all its policymaking. Because of its acute crises of climate, governance, and security, the Middle East is particularly ripe for a new approach.\nDrawing on the reports he spearheaded in TCF\u2019s new initiative, \u201cNature and National Security in the Middle East,\u201d Schwartzstein suggests some encouraging possible moves for Middle Eastern governments, civil society, and the United States to address this slow-burning emergency.\nParticipants include:\nPeter Schwartzstein, independent researcher and\xa0\nThanassis Cambanis, senior fellow, The Century Foundation