Mohammed Mahmoud is a water resources management and climate adaptation policy expert and the founding director of the Climate and Water Program at the Middle East Institute. He regularly provides expert analysis on climate change and water security issues in the Middle East and North Africa.
Addressing water scarcity and improving water management will be immensely important for ensuring the region’s stability, sustainability, and well-being in the face of a changing climate.
In the Middle East and North Africa, climate change is exacerbating tensions over water resources, between countries that share a basin or aquifer system and between domestic actors fighting for water access.