Global Freshwater Scarcity: The Middle East in Context
by Abigail Schade, Davidson College
The Middle East is not the only arid region in the world, nor is its diverse topography exclusively arid. In this region there are rivers, snowy mountain ranges, and marshlands, as well as deserts and steppes. However, in a world with intensifying fresh water impacts of agriculture, industry, and 7 billion humans to provide for, the Middle East, as a region, is showing signs of acute stress on its freshwater resources: rivers, streams, springs, lakes, and ground water. (more…)