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PROBLEM ZAOPATRZENIA W WODĘ W REGIONIE ISLAMU
THE PROBLEM OF WATER SUPPLY IN THE ISLAMIC REGION

Author(s): Witold J. Wilczyński
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Environmental Geography, Environmental and Energy policy
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Geopolityczne
Keywords: Islam region;dry and semi-dry areas;water supply;irrigation;desalination of seawater

Summary/Abstract: The Islamic region includes most of the arid and semi-arid areas existing on Earth. Forthis reason, water is a deficit resource there, with strategic importance. Often, in thepast and now, activities aimed at securing the right amount of water for economic andcommunal purposes led to local and interstate conflicts. The article explains the methodsof obtaining water used in this area in the past as well as today, especially in countriesexperiencing demographic explosion and high economic dynamics. Particular emphasiswas placed on the uneven distribution of desalination installations and the geopoliticalimportance of water resources as well as the possibility of using modern technologies inits acquisition, which in a privileged position puts countries with financial resources attheir disposal.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 87-101
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish