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==Water in the Middle East== | ==Water in the Middle East== | ||
The climate in the Middle East is classified as ‘arid’, with low [[wikipedia:en:Precipitation|precipitation]]and high [[wikipedia:en:Evapotranspiration|evapotranspiration]], i.e. a large swathe of the region receives less than 200mm of rainfall per annum and potential evaporation of surface water of over 2000mm. <ref name="Alqadi"> Alqadi, Khaled A., and Lalit Kumar. "Water issues in the Kingdom of Jordan: A brief review with reasons for declining quality." Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment 9.3&4 (2011): 1019-1023.</ref> [[File:Map of Middle East.png|thumb|right|Map of Middle East]] | The climate in the Middle East is classified as ‘arid’, with low [[wikipedia:en:Precipitation|precipitation]] and high [[wikipedia:en:Evapotranspiration|evapotranspiration]], i.e. a large swathe of the region receives less than 200mm of rainfall per annum and potential evaporation of surface water of over 2000mm. <ref name="Alqadi"> Alqadi, Khaled A., and Lalit Kumar. "Water issues in the Kingdom of Jordan: A brief review with reasons for declining quality." Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment 9.3&4 (2011): 1019-1023.</ref> [[File:Map of Middle East.png|thumb|right|Map of Middle East]] | ||
It has very few rivers: the Euphrates and the Tigris are very important sources of water for the whole region, while the shrinking levels of the Jordan and its tributaries are of use to the west of the region only. | It has very few rivers: the Euphrates and the Tigris are very important sources of water for the whole region, while the shrinking levels of the Jordan and its tributaries are of use to the west of the region only. | ||