Learn about how how population growth will place vital natural resources like water under unprecedented stress across North Africa and the Middle East. The Population Reference Bureau's annual World Population Data Sheet supplies an engaging portrait of the world's current population, with detailed profiles and future population projections for every country in the world.
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4 ways you can take action on the Middle East and North Africa water crisis
The Stimson Center's Russell Sticklor argues in a recent op-ed for the Monitor that more attention must be paid to a looming water crisis in the Middle East and North Africa. Here, Sticklor offers four ways that individuals can learn about and help combat water scarcity.
4. Educate yourself about the effect of population growth on water
