Assad's Syria & Cost of Climate Change
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VICE’s "Assad’s Syria and Cost of Climate Change" is nominated in the 2017 Primetime Emmys for "Outstanding Picture Editing for A Nonfiction Program". See below for links to watch more of this year's nominees from VICE.
After six years of civil war, Bashar al-Assad, Syria's longtime dictator, is poised to re-take full control of his country; VICE Founder Shane Smith investigates the economic stakes of denying climate change.
Published on Aug 14, 2017
Category: Featured, Middle East, Videos, World Affairs
Topics: Climate Change, Syria, Syria War
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Topics: Climate Change, Syria, Syria War
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