The Arid Middle East:

Within your research team, you will be responsible for researching one of four topics: the environment, water use, causes of water scarcity, and impacts of water use & scarcity. As you investigate your topic, you will complete The Arid Middle East Research Chart and share your findings with the rest of your teammates. After all research topics are completed, your research team will investigate various solutions for water scarcity and methods to prevent misuse of water. Then you will evaluate which solutions and prevention methods are the best and why.

 

 

The Environment

• Average Precipitation

• Average Temperature in the Middle East

• A View of Two Tigris

• Population Density

• Population Growth

• Fresh Groundwater Availability

 

Water Use v. Availability

• Water Use Tigris River Basin

• Water Use Jordan River Basin

• Middle East Water Availability per Person

• Total Fresh Water Use 1.2

• Water Availability per Person

 

Causes of Water Scarcity

• The Jordan River & Water Scarcity

• Percentage of Available Water Withdrawn

• Water Availability Over 50 years

• Turkish Dams on Tigris & Euphrates

• Middle East Water Crisis

 

Impacts of Water Use & Water Scarcity

• Water Crisis in Middle East

• Turkish Dam & Iraq Water Shortage

• Middle East Climate Change

• New Dam in Turkey

• Dangerous Water Shortage in Iraq

• Water Shortage & Global Crisis

 

Solutions

• Folia Water

• Water Seer

• Desalinization

• The Water Project

• Water Saving Irrigation Techniques

• Desalinization and Water Energy

• Israel Overcoming Water Scarcity

• Collaborating to Save Jordan River