Lage.Bericht//Middle East//EcoPeace - Water and Energy: Working Together for More Security [Video]
Publisher: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Date: 2017
Topics: Cooperation, Renewable Resources
Countries: Israel, Jordan, Palestine
In the Middle East, the consequences of climate change are already a reality of life. The region is one of the most water-stressed areas in the world, the average temperature is rising faster than elsewhere, and a massive reduction in rainfall is also expected for the coming years. Adding to the conflicts and quarrels – ranging from the Israeli–Palestinian conflict to Syria and Iraq as well as to rivalries between Iran and the Gulf states – access to and use of natural resources act as yet another crisis amplifier in the region: water is as important here as land ownership and as precious as access to oil.