Dam Wars: Are Ethiopia, Turkey, and Iran Leading to Water Armageddon?

Water shortages are a global problem; the world is moving fast toward a fresh‐water crisis. Water resources are unevenly and irregularly distributed, and the Middle East is one of the driest regions in the world. Three‐quarters of its land mass is arid, and most water resources originate outside the region. Continuing current practices will plunge the region deeper into crisis, creating conditions where conflicts and wars over scarce resources at local or national levels become inevitable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]