Where is there a water crisis in the middle east?

Answer 1

There is a water crisis in pretty much every state in the Middle East. Even countries like Egypt which have a large source of freshwater in the Nile River barely have enough water to support their burgeoning populations. Water resources promote conflict due to their scarcity. Every country near a source of freshwater, is very worried that this supply could be cut off and their citizens would not be able to grow crops or keep themselves hydrated. One of the less commonly discussed problems in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is the allegation by Palestinians that Israel is draining West Bank aquifers for the use of Israeli citizens. Additionally, one of the main grievances in Syria and Iraq vis-à-vis Turkey is the possible damming of the Euphrates River, which would lessen the amount of freshwater that these countries receive.