Resources of the Middle East: The Impact of Scarcity and Availability

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Resources of the Middle East: The Impact of Scarcity and Availability

Investigating Water Wars in the Middle East "For us, water is more precious than gold”

Golan Heights and the Jordan River Golan Heights Profile Israel's position on the Golan Heights Arab position on the Jordan River Concerns over shared Jordan River Video- Jordan River Video- Israel's Water Plans

Southeastern Anatolia Project Project Overview #1 Project Overview and Opinions Pros and Cons of the Project Government of Turkey- Water Issues Iraq's Water Crisis

Ilisu Dam Project Kurdish view of the Ilisu Dam Article and Video on Hasankeyf Flooding Video on Dam Concerns Government of Turkey Response to Ilisu Dam Project

ISIS and Iraq’s Dams Iraq's Water Crisis Iraq's Battleground Dams ISIS and Water as a Weapon Importance of Water Supply Iraq, ISIS and Turkey Video- ISIS and Water as a weapon Video- ISIS and Syria's Taqba Dam

How has petroleum impacted some nations of the Middle East? Oil Availability How has petroleum impacted some nations of the Middle East?

World oil reserves

OPEC OPEC website

Non-Opec Nations: 3. Canada 8. Russia 10. US 12. Kazakhstan 14. China 15. Brazil 17. Mexico

Oil Dependence Abu Dhabi Without oil? Looking to the Future Countries at risk