Reuters: The Arab world, one of the driest regions on the planet, will tip into severe water scarcity as early as 2015, a report issued on Thursday predicts.
By then, Arabs will have to survive on less than 500 cubic meters of water a year each, or below a tenth of the world average of more than 6,000 cubic meters per capita, said the report by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED).
"The Arab world is already living a water crisis that will only get worse with inaction," the report says,......
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Arab world faces worsening water crisis: report
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on November 4th, 2010
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