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Professor Abbas Shraqi, professor of geology and water resources at Cairo University, said that 80% of Arab countries were below the poverty line, stressing that there is than 4 of the 24 Arab countries whose share of water exceeds the barrier of 1,000 cubic meters of water.
He added that water resources are almost constant but double the increase in population, pointing out that severe water stress is concentrated in the Middle East and North Africa.
The professor of geology and water resources of Cairo University said that 85% of the volume of water was used in agriculture. Although economic profitability is low, water resources must be directed towards the highest economic value, stressing that wastewater is a wealth to be exploited and recycled.
According to a report by the World Resources Institute, a quarter of the world's population in 17 countries lives in areas of extreme water stress, mainly in the Middle East. According to the United Nations, water demand is expected to increase by 2050. By four hundred percent of factories and one hundred and thirty percent of homes.
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