Water Security and the Arab World:
The issue of water is particularly important in the Arab world because of the limited availability of drinking water. According to the index, which means that any country with an average per capita water per year of 1,000-2,000 m3 is considered to be a country with water scarcity. Arab countries fall within the category of countries with water scarcity. This scarcity in water is constantly exacerbated by high population growth rates. The World Bank's 1993 report shows that the average per capita annual renewable and renewable water resources in the Arab world (excluding the reserves of underground water) will reach 667 cubic meters in 2025 from 3,430 cubic meters in 1960, 80%. The rate of renewable water resources annually in the Arab region amounts to about 350 billion cubic meters, 35% of which is covered by river flows coming from outside the region. The Nile River includes 56 billion cubic meters, the Euphrates River 25 billion cubic meters, And by the Tigris River and its branches 38 billion cubic meters. Irrigated agriculture accounts for the lion's share of water resources in the Arab world, with an average of 88%, compared with 6.9% for domestic use and 5.1% for the industrial sector. The World Resources Institute has identified the Middle East region where the water deficit has reached the degree of crisis and has become a prominent political issue, especially along the international river basins.
The issue of water has become a candidate for igniting wars in the Middle East according to the analysis of international political circles, especially since most Arab countries do not have full control over their water sources. Ethiopia, Guinea, Iran, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda and perhaps Zaire are also countries that control about 60% of the water resources of the Arab world. Talks are now going on about the connection of peace in the Middle East to the water after Israel's rape of most of the Arab countries' share of water. Some countries are also adopting a very dangerous proposition: attempts to persuade the international community to apply the water pricing proposal and thus sell international water. Located at the head of these countries Turkey and Israel. More seriously, some international organizations (such as the World Bank and FAO) have adopted these proposals, forgetting the fact that water security and food security are closely linked, on the one hand, and Arab national security on the other.
The issue of water is particularly important in the Arab world because of the limited availability of drinking water. According to the index, which means that any country with an average per capita water per year of 1,000-2,000 m3 is considered to be a country with water scarcity. Arab countries fall within the category of countries with water scarcity. This scarcity in water is constantly exacerbated by high population growth rates. The World Bank's 1993 report shows that the average per capita annual renewable and renewable water resources in the Arab world (excluding the reserves of underground water) will reach 667 cubic meters in 2025 from 3,430 cubic meters in 1960, 80%. The rate of renewable water resources annually in the Arab region amounts to about 350 billion cubic meters, 35% of which is covered by river flows coming from outside the region. The Nile River includes 56 billion cubic meters, the Euphrates River 25 billion cubic meters, And by the Tigris River and its branches 38 billion cubic meters. Irrigated agriculture accounts for the lion's share of water resources in the Arab world, with an average of 88%, compared with 6.9% for domestic use and 5.1% for the industrial sector. The World Resources Institute has identified the Middle East region where the water deficit has reached the degree of crisis and has become a prominent political issue, especially along the international river basins.
The issue of water has become a candidate for igniting wars in the Middle East according to the analysis of international political circles, especially since most Arab countries do not have full control over their water sources. Ethiopia, Guinea, Iran, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda and perhaps Zaire are also countries that control about 60% of the water resources of the Arab world. Talks are now going on about the connection of peace in the Middle East to the water after Israel's rape of most of the Arab countries' share of water. Some countries are also adopting a very dangerous proposition: attempts to persuade the international community to apply the water pricing proposal and thus sell international water. Located at the head of these countries Turkey and Israel. More seriously, some international organizations (such as the World Bank and FAO) have adopted these proposals, forgetting the fact that water security and food security are closely linked, on the one hand, and Arab national security on the other.