Facing Dwindling Water, Middle East Looks to New Technologies

April 14, 2021 last updated 8:45 ET
A worker checks the pipe of a desalination plant connected to the Mediterranean Sea, in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Jan. 19, 2017 (AP photo by Adel Hana).
The Middle East Looks to Innovate Its Way Out of a Water Crisis
Water, an essential resource to sustain human life, not to mention agriculture and many other economic activities, has long been in short supply across the Middle East—the driest region in the world. But now, population growth, rapid urbanization, economic development and climate change are putting new pressure on the water supply. In light of these trends, Middle Eastern nations are looking to new technologies and regional partnerships that might help them adapt to a new era of severe water scarcity.

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