Climate change is exacerbating one of the most grueling challenges of our times—water scarcity. Rising temperatures, recurrent droughts, and diminished river flows are endangering water supplies globally. As a result, approximately 2.3 billion people worldwide live under extreme water-stress, and these figures are only projected to multiply with population growth. Rapidly depleting freshwater resources coupled with ineffective response mechanisms will aggravate food insecurity and threaten socio-economic stability in much of the developing and developed world. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)—the most water-scarce and conflict-prone region in the world—is already experiencing the acuteness of this challenge.
MENA Region-Water Crisis. Water Crisis in the MENA region (Farwa Aamer, Stimson Center)
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