Combination of water scarcity and inflexible demand puts world’s river basins at risk
UCI-led study examines consumption patterns and suggests resilience strategies
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Middle East river basin has lost Dead Sea-sized quantity of water
Already strained by water scarcity and political tensions, the arid Middle East along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is losing critical water reserves at a rapid pace, from Turkey upstream to Syria, Iran and Iraq below.