Lebanon’s rain shortage leaves farmers struggling for water - in pictures

  • Farmers plant potatoes in parched soil in the village of Harf Beit Hasna, in north Lebanon. AP
    Farmers plant potatoes in parched soil in the village of Harf Beit Hasna, in north Lebanon. AP
  • Women sort tobacco leaves. Farmers in the small mountainous town in Lebanon's northern Dinnieh province once could rely on rain to irrigate their crops and sustain a living, but climate change and the country's crippling economic crisis have hit them hard. AP
    Women sort tobacco leaves. Farmers in the small mountainous town in Lebanon's northern Dinnieh province once could rely on rain to irrigate their crops and sustain a living, but climate change and the country's crippling economic crisis have hit them hard. AP
  • Preparing to plant potatoes. AP
    Preparing to plant potatoes. AP
  • The farmers say the erratic rains have left their soils dry and affected yields. AP
    The farmers say the erratic rains have left their soils dry and affected yields. AP
  • Nazih Sabra sets a tube to pump water from an artificial pond. AP
    Nazih Sabra sets a tube to pump water from an artificial pond. AP
  • The farmers rely on the little rain they can collect in artificial ponds to make enough money to feed themselves.
    The farmers rely on the little rain they can collect in artificial ponds to make enough money to feed themselves.
  • They live without government electricity, water, and services. AP
    They live without government electricity, water, and services. AP
  • Some of the ponds in the area have dried up. AP
    Some of the ponds in the area have dried up. AP
  • Lebanon is among the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. AP
    Lebanon is among the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. AP
  • A woman washes dishes in a bowl to save water in Harf Beit Hasna village. AP
    A woman washes dishes in a bowl to save water in Harf Beit Hasna village. AP