Water Scarcity Threatens Life in The Arab World”

This issue occupies the sixth goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. It is one of the most important issues of concern to many Arab countries. Water is one of the most important natural resources in human life, and life cannot develop without it. The distribution of water, its quality and its use changes within one country or one region. The Arab world suffers from a water crisis compared to other countries in the world. This is related to the geographical and geological reality of the Arab world. Its climate is arid and semi-arid, characterized by low rainfall and high temperatures.
Scarcity is one of the most important aspects of this dilemma, as fresh water is a scarce resource. No more than 2.5% of the water on the planet is fresh water, suitable for human consumption. Most of it is inaccessible, as about 70% of it is trapped in glaciers snow and ice. The largest source of fresh water is groundwater, while rivers, streams and lakes contain only 0.3% of fresh water.