Middle East: Rising sea levels could lead to political tensions - report

Rising sea levels predicted as a result of global warming could have severe environmental, economic and political implications for the already water-stressed Middle East, particularly in Jordan, Gaza and Egypt, a new study published on 10 December warns.

20 Dec 2007

Desertification threatens livelihoods and communities in the Middle East (Photo: UNEP)

The report entitled Climate Change: A New Threat to Middle East Security, by the non-governmental organisation Friends of the Earth Middle East (FOEME), was presented at the annual UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia.

It believes climate change could act as a “threat multiplier”, exacerbating water scarcity and tensions over water between nations linked by hydrological resources, geography and shared borders, particularly in Jordan, Gaza and Egypt.

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