Devastating convergence of climate crisis and war's aftermath in Daraa province. Once known as southern Syria's breadbasket with fertile lands sustained by advanced irrigation systems, the region now faces its worst drought in over 25 years, with reservoir levels plummeting from 33 million to just 3 million cubic meters. The 13-year civil war destroyed crucial water infrastructure and turned water access into a weapon of warfare, while desperate farmers drilled tens of thousands of random wells that accelerated groundwater depletion. Israel's December 2024 occupation of the strategic Al-Mantara Dam following Assad's fall has further complicated the crisis, threatening the region's remaining water security. With the Yarmouk River completely dried, crops withering, livestock dying, and no prospects for improvement, Daraa's farmers who fought for over a decade for their land increasingly see emigration as their only future.