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The Mediterranean, and especially North Africa and the Middle East, entered a phase of irreversible water deficit in the early 1970’s. Some economies — as those in the Gulf-had run out in the 1950’s. By the early 1970’s major economies such as Egypt entered its water deficit, as did the region as a whole (40.2).
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Allan, J.A. (2003). Water Security in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. In: Brauch, H.G., Liotta, P.H., Marquina, A., Rogers, P.F., Selim, M.ES. (eds) Security and Environment in the Mediterranean. Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55854-2_44
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