GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Places natural disasters are common
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Places with plentiful oil as an energy source
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Places experiencing a shortage of fresh water
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Places businesses are exporting bottled water
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Detailed explanation-1: -The region is host to around 40% of global desalinated water capacity – and a huge part is specifically from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain. Saudi Arabia, for example is home to some of the world’s biggest desalination plants.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Hadera seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Israel is the largest seawater desalination plant in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Several countries, such as Bahamas, Maldives and Malta, meet all their water needs through the desalination process. Saudi Arabia (population 34 million) gets about 50 per cent of its drinking water from desalination.
Detailed explanation-4: -Saudi Arabia is the biggest consumer of desalinated water. Moreover, the abundance of sunlight in the region is anticipated to boost the market growth.