Framework for Improving Water Security in the Middle East

Middle Eastern water demands are going to exceed the supply by 2040 potentially exacerbating an already tense situation. Any lasting peace plan needs to address scarce water resource commodities. All stake holders need to play a role in determining the allocation of water to ensure water security needed for further economic development. The United States as part of an international coalition needs to guide the Jordan River riparian states in the development of a regional water governance body to provide the required transparency to fairly allocate water resources and to ensure that water does not become the flash point for future Middle Eastern conflicts.