Iran and the Arabian Peninsula depend on desalination plants to survive – why water has become a target
- Written by Sanam Mahoozi, Research Associate, City St George's, University of London
Around 70% of Saudi Arabia’s drinking water comes from desalination plants. In Kuwait and Oman the figure is 90%.Stanislav71/ShutterstockThe Gulf region has been defined by oil for decades. Tankers, pipelines and refineries have long been seen as the region’s most critical – and vulnerable – assets.
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