Question: If people in the hot Middle East don't care about global warming, why should the people in Canada get all worked up about the prospect of slightly less cool weather?

Is the Middle East taking Climate Change Seriously? | Green Prophet

In a recent article published in Qantara, Joseph Mayton stated that the idea of conservation and environmental activism was ‘unknown and almost nonexistent’ in the average person living in the Middle East despite urgent issues such as water shortages and environmental pollution. He explained that “the environmental movement is often ridiculed and shunned by local media. In many ways, it is seen as foreign or Western, and it has yet to make a solid impact on the ground.”

Whilst this may not be easy reading, it does ring true to many people working the field.