Unique portrait of the water resources in the Arab regionScarcity of water resources; natural causes by the geographic location of the region and manmade caused by conflicts and lack of agreement between countriesMeasures to ease the impact of water scarcity on the population of the regionThe book is an ambitious attempt to summarise the topography, climate, surface hydrology and groundwater of the whole Arab region. It assembles a lot of material which is readily available only in consultants' reports and similar sources. There are a number of statistical tables covering these topics.Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras