Challenge EWE 09
Managing Water Resources in the Countries of the Middle East Region and Its Geopolitical Effects on the Intensity and Extent of Dust Occurrence

The issue of water and shared watersheds in West and Southwest Asia is one of the current challenges of this region. The consequences of the problems caused by the physical and economic lack of water at the level and extent of the countries of this region have been clearly visible in recent years. The expansion of the level of dust production centers and the intensity and frequency of dust storms in the countries around the Persian Gulf, including the current consequences, have affected 183 million people living in 8 countries around the Persian Gulf. According to the statistics of the International Monetary Fund in 2020, at least four of its countries are among the 25 richest people in the world based on GDP per capita (purchasing power parity), but their quality of life in terms of environmental indicators and exposure to dust storms ranks It is lower.