Water pacts 'could bring Mideast peace'
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 14:00
in Earth & Climate
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Water scarcity in the Middle East can be the catalyst for reducing rather than causing conflict in the volatile region, a Beirut-based think tank says in a report that urges a major "paradigm shift" in how regional states view the problem of dwindling water resources.