Lebanon’s Pride and Joy
Every city, country, territory or nation has its own pride and joy that distinguishes it from any other, which forms it uniqueness and gives it long lasting recognition and a remarkable reputation. France has the Eifel tower and its reputation for being the country of romance. Brazil has its festivals and soccer skills. Varna has its clubs and pubs and amazing nights, but with all that said, what does Lebanon pertain? Lebanon has long been known and envied for its water. Other than being located on a marvelous landscape, the water in Lebanon is valued by all its citizens and is considered a national treasure and wealth. We are then forced to pose the following problematic, how would things have been if not for Lebanon’s water supply and such? The water serves as a rational and intrinsic supply material in Lebanon, as well as proving to be a great means and importance for tourism when it comes to its shores and seas, for which without it Lebanon would fall into discord and turmoil.
The tourism industry in Lebanon has been historically important to the local economy and remains to this day to be a major source of revenue for Lebanon. Before the Lebanese Civil War, Beirut was widely regarded as "The Paris of the Middle East". This all is due to the important landscape on which Lebanon was built and sprung. Due to being surrounded by the sea countless resorts and hotels where built facing the majestic view of the big blue. This of course attracted vast tourists into visiting our countries and spreading the word throughout the world. Although this seems to be the benefit of Lebanon’s waters from the sea and its allure to random tourists with contrast to its use as a supply and material, it has long proven to ...
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Situated just north of Lake Kinneret overlooking the Huleh Valley in Israel and the Al Raquad Valley in Syria sits a plateau, which rises to between 700 and 1,400 feet above sea level and is perhaps the most strategic piece of land in the Middle East, depending on one’s perspective. (Jewish Virtual Library, 2001) The antiquities left behind by the Romans, Turks, Greeks, and Mongols, just to name a few of the empires that have conquered this area, date back several centuries. This relatively small area of land, roughly the size of Queens, New York, is approximately 40-45 miles long and 15.5 miles across at its widest point, and controls the Kinneret, Israel’s only lake and foremost water resource. (Bard, 2002) This much-disputed piece of land is called the Golan Heights.
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In conclusion, the water shortage will serve as a defining factor for the Middle East. This issue has no easy solution and requires collaboration between countries that have proven to be antagonists. Water deficiencies in the Middle East are a very relevant and valuable issue because it is going to occur in the nearby future. Also, the issue lacks the professional attention. “Without fundamental changes in policies and practices, the situation will get worse in the Arab world, with drastic social, political and economic ramifications.10 For reasons stated throughout the essay, changes in our water intake must soon have a dramatic readjustment in order to eliminate the potential water shortage that will have a vast effect on the Middle East.
The need for water is not only for human consumption, but it is also vital in order to sustain agriculture. A nation that is unable to produce enough water and thus, food, for their own people is reliant on other nations to provide for them. This dependence can give rise to suspicion and conflict, which unsurprisingly has plagued this area of the world for centuries.
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...een completed. The dam has had an impact on the residents of the Rosetta area as well as those in Durban as they are receiving the water supply. Durban is therefore benefitting as a water shortage has been forecasted for South Africa as a whole and they now have a currently secured water supply.
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Our world has seen several inventions that have greatly impacted our way of life. Of those inventions renewable energy sources is what we believe has the biggest impact to our daily routines. Hydroelectric energy is one of the biggest energy producing plants used today. Its efficiency is 70- 95% making it one of the biggest suppliers in the world and of high interest to energy companies. Based on new statistics, an unprecedented boom in global hydropower dam construction is underway, primarily in developing countries and emerging economies (Water World, 2014). Hydroelectric plants are operated by trapping a water source by building a dam and having it readily available to the plant. To produce energy the dam opens small doors at the bottom
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