scholarly journals Water Stress Implications of Energy Scenarios for the Middle East: An Assessment of Risks and Uncertainties

2018 ◽  
pp. 143-160
Author(s):  
Bob van der Zwaan ◽  
Matthew Halstead ◽  
Tom Kober
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Middle East

Water Quality in the Middle East

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yehuda Shevah
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Water Stress ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Boundary Surface ◽  
The Many ◽  
Surface And Groundwater

Among the many problems that plague the region, the western states of the Middle East, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan suffer most from water scarcity. The three states depend on three major trans-boundary surface and groundwater reservoirs, which historically supplied 75% or more of water but nowadays are critically low because of overuse, lack of rainfall, and climate change, which magnify the water stress in this arid region. Consequently, the shared water resources are under heavy natural and man-made pressures, in terms of quantity and quality, affecting every aspect of life from ecosystems and the environment, to food security and health.

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