Re:How the Arab World Came Apart
by manarth on Thursday August 11, 2016 @09:33AM
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> in a climate-change-drought-crippled land that has become populated well above its agricultural carrying capacity
There was a recent HN article about Israel's progress with desalination[1]. Obvious funding issues aside, I wonder if that approach could ease some of the water issues?
Perhaps that kind of investment would be a good use for the oil income, whilst they've still got it.
There was a recent HN article about Israel's progress with desalination[1]. Obvious funding issues aside, I wonder if that approach could ease some of the water issues?
Perhaps that kind of investment would be a good use for the oil income, whilst they've still got it.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12191089