Losing Gulf desalination plants "would bring entire cities to a standstill".
"In a region built on engineered water, the next escalation may... strike the systems that make life possible".
Qatar relies on desalination for 99% of its water; Bahrain & Kuwait, 90%; Oman, 86%; UAE, 42%. Saudi Arabia, 70% to major cities.
https://thecradle.co/articles/water-on-the-brink-gulf-desalination-frontlines-in-a-widening-war
Losing Gulf desalination plants "would bring entire cities to a standstill".
"In a region built on engineered water, the next escalation may... strike the systems that make life possible".
Qatar relies on desalination for 99% of its water; Bahrain & Kuwait, 90%; Oman, 86%; UAE, 42%. Saudi Arabia, 70% to major cities.
https://thecradle.co/articles/water-on-the-brink-gulf-desalination-frontlines-in-a-widening-war
Analysis: Losing Gulf desalination plants "would bring entire cities to a standstill".
"In a region built on engineered water, the next escalation may... strike the systems that make life possible".
Qatar relies on desalination for 99% of its water; Bahrain & Kuwait, 90%; Oman, 86%; UAE, 42%. Saudi Arabia, 70% to major cities.
https://thecradle.co/articles/water-on-the-brink-gulf-desalination-frontlines-in-a-widening-war
Analysis: Losing Gulf desalination plants "would bring entire cities to a standstill".
"In a region built on engineered water, the next escalation may... strike the systems that make life possible".
Qatar relies on desalination for 99% of its water; Bahrain & Kuwait, 90%; Oman, 86%; UAE, 42%. Saudi Arabia, 70% to major cities.
https://thecradle.co/articles/water-on-the-brink-gulf-desalination-frontlines-in-a-widening-war
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