Forecasts professionals already realized: in some parts of the world water has become a wanted oil. It is hot these days, as the palm, can be seen in the Triangle between Turkey, Syria and Iraq, which fail to agree on just how to divide all the shallower water the Tigris and Euphrates in particular.
"Despite the promise to Turkey in July, August and September that leak more water rivers Iraq, it did not happen. On the contrary. Now comes twice less than the minimum amount of water, "said Water Resources Minister Latif Rashid in Baghdad.
Similar problems plague and Syria. According to reports carried by the Turkish media, due to water shortages farmers in the north of the country were forced to leave the 160 villages. If something is urgent does not undertake, this process will continue, warn experts.
Study of the International Institute for Sustainable Development brings apocalyptic assessment: the next war in the Middle East will lead to - not as far because of oil - but because of the water!
Turkey has in recent years on the Tigris and Euphrates built several large dams for the production of electricity and irrigation. Thanks to many Posna space Southeastern Anatolia were turned into the real Egypt.
In Ankara, they say that now, as I can, meet their obligations to the southeastern neighbors. But at the same time explaining that similar suffering torture and Turkish farmers. The long drought has made his in Anatolia, where the springs of two international rivers.
Experts also warn that water is wasted, especially in Iraq, because of the outdated irrigation system. Contribute to it themselves farmers who illegally dig wells, to not taking care of others, to recover their property which can be saved.
Region in the last two years, faced with unprecedented drought, which more or less affects all countries in these spaces. Experts say that because it reduced the total reserves of water and not just because of high temperatures, but they are due to global climatic disturbances going salvific rains during the winter and spring. According to some calculations, in the last five years in the basin of the Tigris and Euphrates water reserves have dropped by as much as five billion cubic meters.
Latest forecasts meteorologist is not encouraging: in the area of Asia Minor and the Middle East drought continues. In Damascus, Baghdad and Ankara have finally realized that, despite opposite interests, to jointly face the problem that in the coming years will be very difficult. The emergency procedure to prepare a meeting of relevant Ministers of the three countries who will try to cut entangled knot: how to fairly divide all the shallower waters of the Euphrates and Tigris, which obviously can no longer meet the needs of farmers living on the banks of the river, thousands of kilometers from Turkey to the Persian Gulf.
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