Prince El-Hassan warns of future clashes over water shortages

Top Stories
Most Popular

Panorama

DSF unveils a spectacular preview of its biggest-ever 30th edition with Dubai’s first-ever indoor drone show

30th Dubai Shopping Festival to kick off in December

Dana Reserve: Where Three Ecosystems Meet in Jordan's Wilderness

Japan launches world's first wooden satellite into space

Astronomers observe black hole that may have formed gently

The ten deadliest weather events of the last 20 years and how they were fuelled by climate change

What is the story of the Jordan Staircase in one of the most important palaces in Russia?

Biden and his wife celebrate their last Halloween at the White House

NASA identifies potential landing sites for historic manned mission to the moon

Telescope with world’s largest digital camera will be a ‘game-changer’ for astronomy

Home Editor's Choice Prince El-Hassan warns of future clashes over water shortages 03-02-2014 02:54 PM Ammon News - Prince El-Hassan of Jordan, who is the uncle of King Abdullah, has warned that a war for water and energy reserves in the Middle-East could prove to be bloodier than the clashes of the Arab Spring. Speaking to The Times newspaper, Prince Hassan warned that if regional leaders did not gather to discuss how to deal with water and energy shortages, in 15 years time they may dry out completely. He told The Times that Jordan had the third lowest water reserves in the world, and that the lack of water and constant power cuts were already leading to protests in the country. Due to an increase in population, having taken on a number of Syrian and Palestinian refugees, the country was on the verge of no longer being able to meet the needs of its people, he said. *World Bulletin

Home Editor's Choice

Prince El-Hassan warns of future clashes over water shortages

03-02-2014 02:54 PM

Ammon News - Prince El-Hassan of Jordan, who is the uncle of King Abdullah, has warned that a war for water and energy reserves in the Middle-East could prove to be bloodier than the clashes of the Arab Spring.

Speaking to The Times newspaper, Prince Hassan warned that if regional leaders did not gather to discuss how to deal with water and energy shortages, in 15 years time they may dry out completely.

He told The Times that Jordan had the third lowest water reserves in the world, and that the lack of water and constant power cuts were already leading to protests in the country.

Due to an increase in population, having taken on a number of Syrian and Palestinian refugees, the country was on the verge of no longer being able to meet the needs of its people, he said.

*World Bulletin

no comments

Notice

All comments are reviewed and posted only if approved.
Ammon News reserves the right to delete any comment at any time, and for any reason, and will not publish any comment containing offense or deviating from the subject at hand, or to include the names of any personalities or to stir up sectarian, sectarian or racial strife, hoping to adhere to a high level of the comments as they express The extent of the progress and culture of Ammon News' visitors, noting that the comments are expressed only by the owners.

name : *
email
	show email
comment : *
Verification code :	Refresh write code :