Arab States Among "Most Vulnerable" To Climate Change Impacts: Report

According to the report, water scarcity in the Arab world will become more acute in 2025. As the temperature continues to rise water flow in the Euphrates may decrease by 30 percent and that of the Jordan River by 80 percent before the turn of the century.

The report said water is scarce across the region, with available water resources below 1,000 cubic meters per capita per year in all Arab states expect Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Although the Arab region occupies 10 percent of the planet, it owns less than 1 percent of the world's freshwater resources. Read the full report here.

Source: Mohammad Ghazal, People's Daily