Water In The Middle East

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The most vital paramount for living is to have a connection to clean and secure water. Even one of the resolutions of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) agreed to the “right to safe and adequate water”. However, the Middle East has been actively facing scarce water sources since ten of the fifteen most water deficient countries are located in the Middle East. A study presented by American Water Works Associated (AWWA), states that Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Syria, and Yemen are some of the many countries that are contrived to cope with the stress of water. Insufficient water management is practiced by governments unintentionally by neglecting the obligation to apprehend the water deficiency. Industries that particularly

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