Southwest Asia Environmental Issues

This country has built over 22 dams with the Anatolia Project

• Iraq

• Jordan

• Turkey

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

Three decades of warfare have damaged many of this country's water treatment facilities.

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• Syria

• Jordan

This country has used advanced technology to build pipelines to carry water throughout the country.

• Israel

• Syria

• Iraq

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia

Oil spills in the Black Sea have polluted the water supply here.

• Israel

• Syria

• Turkey

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia

Turkey's dams have decreased this country's water supply by 40%.

• Iraq

• Syria

• Turkey

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia

Citizens can only get water from public sources twice a week in this country.

• Israel

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia

This country has built the world's largest desalination plant.

• Israel

• Syria

• Turkey

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

_____is one of the ten most water scarce countries in the world.

• Iraq

• Syria

• Turkey

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia

Dams in Turkey and Syria have decreased this country's water supply by 80%.

• Israel

• Syria

• Iraq

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia

This country has been in conflict with Jordan, Syria, and Palestine over water rights to the Jordan River for many years.

• Israel

• Syria

• Iraq

• Jordan

• Saudi Arabia