Wednesday, March 14, 2007

WORLD BANK SAYS PER CAPITA WATER SUPPLY IN MID EAST WILL DECLINE 50% BY


INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - The World Bank predicted a dramatic
decline in water availability in the Middle East and north Africa and
urged countries in the region to re-examine how they use the precious
resource. The World Bank estimated that per capita water availability in
the region will fall by at least 50 percent by 2050 and warned of
serious social and economic consequences if countries do not adapt their
current water management practices, according to a new report released
in Cairo. . . Even today, the region, which is 85 percent desert, is one
of the most arid on earth. It contains 5 percent of the world's
population, but only 1 percent of the world's water

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/11/africa/
ME-GEN-Water-Scarcity.php

A TOUR OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI WATER CONFLICT
http://prorev.com/mideastwater.pdf

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