Sandwiched between an encroaching Sahara and a warming Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia has seen a sharp drop in rainfall over the past half century—a trend experts say will likely intensify in the coming decades. Indeed, over the course of this century parts of North Africa as well as the Middle East might become uninhabitable, according to the German research and policy organization, the Max Planck Institute.

The piece tells the story of Samira Sghaier and her efforts to adapt her farm to the effects of climate change.