US EditionWhy Water Supplies May Be the New Front Line in the Middle East War - National
Attacks on Middle East desalination plants risk triggering a humanitarian crisis amid rising water scarcity, with 83% of the regional population already facing severe shortages, experts say.
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The Gulf countries fear an escalation of the conflict around water desalination plants, which have been the target of air strikes in recent days. ...
Around 100 million people in the Persian Gulf depend on desalination facilities for their water supply, and there are growing warnings that this infrastructure, even more than energy infrastructure, is the most vulnerable to conflicts in the Middle East.
The war between the United States, Israel and Iran is largely about energy, oil, gas and the Strait of Hormuz. But many experts warn that there is an infrastructure that could be even more critical to the region than oil – seawater desalination systems. If these facilities were seriously damaged or put out of action, it could trigger a humanitarian crisis in countries where life is almost impossible without them.
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ecotopical.comAttacks on Middle East Desalination Plants Highlight Risks of Near-Total Dependence on ‘Fossil Fuel Water’
Destroying the facilities is a violation of international law that could cause a humanitarian crisis in the most water-scare region on Earth. Powering the plants with electricity from fossil fuels poses additional long-term threats.By Phil McKennaRecent attacks in the Middle East on desalination plants, facilities that remove salt from seawater, raise the potential for a humanitarian crisis if the region’s freshwater production facilities are su…
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