Could the Middle East run out of water? How one country gets around the problem

[@Tradesman1956]

Have lived in the UAE 9 years. Hotels, Dubai SKi and Golfcourses are the biggest consumers. Sewage is just a small part of the needs. Massive desalination has been their method.

[@Mothstream]

UAE also has some of the worlds top weather scientists working on cloud and storm manipulation. I think they're goal is by 2030 to be able to produce artificial rain clouds almost on demand and they seem to be on track. Vice has a great documentary about it.

[@Trey4x4]

And it ain't gonna change! **FARTS**

[@hurrdurrmurrgurr]

@@Mothstream They can't make rain from nothing, any water they manage to bring down will be rain another country isn't getting.

[@bambino8505]

@@Mothstream that’s terrible and unsustainable, cloud seeding was invented over 100 years ago and hasn’t been used on a large scale for a reason

[@MinisterOfAffairs]

@@Mothstream The rain water drainage infrastructure requires a lot of attention and development if this needs to work. Currently, even a little rain causes floods, property damage and accidents. But the UAE government is always ahead of the curve and I'm sure they have plans in place.

[@johanfurtado6887]

Thank you CNBC for giving us measurements in both metric and imperial systems

[@CNBCi]

Doing our best for our international audience.

[@johanfurtado6887]

@@CNBCi Much appreciated!

[@yow4878]

Here in Philippines, people are wasting the precious water and destroying the forest..😭😭 Maybe in the last hour people will realized all the mistakes we have made in our planet..

[@saisamsuri]

I'm not sure which is more mind blowing. How they greened the desert or the fact that Trump has a fucking golf course in the Middle East.

[@el-jp3xp]

Y not? Does modi need one?

[@Cxnxr]

people love donald trump

[@sn5301679]

Money, and he is a businessman. Maybe Biden can buy one if Hunter didnt waste money on drugs and women 🤣

[@SeekerOfTruth5]

😂😂😂😂

[@karatsurba4791]

Many of the plants are imported & acclimatized in greenhoused environments, provided the nutrients n water they need.

[@fuzailnadim]

Why is CNBC so amazed at the UAE desalinating sea water I mean almost every GCC country which includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE desalinate sea water because there’s no other way

[@liberoAquila]

Desalination has negative consequences, it shouldn't be something to be proud off.

[@stooncol619]

@@liberoAquila well there is no other way to get water So the question is what do you value more? human life or sea creatures life !

[@fuzailnadim]

@@liberoAquila who said we’re proud of it I’m just saying that that we don’t have enough ground water for use

[@Sodainspace]

Desalination should only be a “backup” method, if u rely on desalination as primary water then you’re consuming way too much water than you need

[@philippecr]

Probably because UAE let them interview about it?

[@DavidRamirez-fi2ev]

As a US marine I did a business trip to UAE and man it’s hot. We had 12 heat cases 45 min in our night training. It’s insane.

[@kennethdaniels3000]

Enjoy it while it lasts.

[@thisismarkbro]

@@kennethdaniels3000 lol what do u mean ?

[@edwinbrace4681]

Did you go there in the summer ( June - Aug ) the humid in itself is crazy during that time !

[@AlexanderGeorge]

Winter is the best here

[@freediver388]

We have a lot of rain in Saudi lately during the winter, heavy rain and snow in north of Saudi. Even my grandfather was shocked, he told us he didn’t see this much of rain before in our village .

[@bassam_salim]

It rained two times in the last month, It used to only rain twice a year, with some zero rain years in between

[@arbaz79]

That's because of Cloud Seeding

[@ghost91977]

@@arbaz79 But cloud seeding isn't new to UAE, They have been doing it for more than 10 years now!

[@siclaropero]

Getting a filming licence in Dubai or UAE, it's not allowed to talk negative, right? No wonder, nothing is said about where the drinking water really comes from, and at which cost. Native plants have always been the solution by the way, that's why they are native.

[@gnanasekarthiyagarajan7680]

Are u also referring to Native Americans?

[@MuhammadHasan91]

Thank you for this great insight. I think it really trickled down at the end of the documentary to what makes sense in this region and what is done in favor of profit. Yet i wish the focus would lay even more on people like Will Bennet, since he seems to profoundly regard environmental aspects. I personally would have loved to learn about which kind of businesses he works with and have the native plants introduced more in detail. Let us learn more about what we can do for the environment and take people like him to be an example for others working in this region! thanks again.

[@mtwata]

Who would have thought using local plants that evolved to survive with a lot less water is the key to doing landscaping using less water

[@nlohia78]

"Water recycles within the plant itself" - This guy and the gold course guy are the younger brothers of Trump.

[@RC94332]

Love how cnbc is trying to blame rich people and blame the uae but every person she interviewed said they are using treated waste water. They aren’t using drinking water as cnbc would make you think….

[@asha8443]

Still boggles my mind why tourists even go these repressive arab countries that lack all semblance of human rights..

[@realjasonroy]

After watching this I feel thirsty so I am going to drink water.

[@reinholdbeck7097]

I don't believe you that 1.7 billion liters are just 449 gallons ;)

[@willcookmakeup]

Yeah I saw that and was like ummmmmm. Im pretty sure that not right

[@Hans-gb4mv]

someone forgot to write million in there somewhere.

[@Automedon2]

66 gallons a DAY? Thinking of what a 50 gallon drum looks like. I don't use near that, unless they are averaging in people watering lawns, swimming pools and industry.

[@chenr17]

I think they are including food as well. So if it takes for example 10 gallons to produce a hamburger that is counted against your consumption.

[@Automedon2]

@@chenr17 If they're doing that and including all food - vegetables, rice, grain and nuts, it would be way over 66 gallons a day, so I don't think they include that.

[@Trey4x4]

And farms and golf courses and city plants and farts

[@petrichor259]

@@chenr17 No, they are not. Rich and affluent use a lot of resources like water. Same in America. Per capita consumption of resources really high.

[@samedcibi3390]

When you read statistic of averange water consumption per person, in that number everything is calculated from road making to toilet paper making. We use water in every process and that number represent average consumption to live by standards of that specific place. For example when you eat 1 kg of beef you need to feed the cow for 3 years in that time it will eat 1,300 kilograms of grains and produce 200 kg of beef. Those grains require water to grow, the farm and slaughterhouse needs to be cleaned, the cow needs to drink - all of these adds up to 3,091,000 liters of water averange. That is 15,400 liters of water for ever 1 kg of beef you eat. Water that you drink and use for hygiene is the miniscule to other things that you use.

[@fy3219]

The Middle East is not all the same, southern Arabia regions like najran - jizan - Asir - Yemen - oman are paradise in earrh

[@crispypierogi3090]

At 1.55 we got 1.7 billion liters a year is only 449 gallons.

[@aadanaadan9109]

Just yesterday German Chancellor was begging gas and oil.😆

[@migo2589]

they are more worried when their oil will run out, believe me…they could easily desalinate sea water and can afford to do so

[@SharukhSaifi]

In the case of Dubai it`s not the case Dubai`s economy is already independent of oil income.

[@cococi1]

Water is desalinated by burning oil

[@migo2589]

@@cococi1 yes sir

[@migo2589]

@@SharukhSaifi Dubai is on the touristy side, Abu Dhabi got the oil

[@emmanuelharbor2350]

Very innovative solutions!

[@pinkblossom1516]

Better worry about water in Europe not the Middle East

[@jiggythibs]

Very interesting ! Fun disgusting fact, I use to refresh myself with the water sprinklers on the golf course where I use to play in Dubai. Until one day, I read the water was actually sewage water. 🙄

[@boldjawad]

It's treated sewage, so It should not have any health effect, only has psychological effect.

[@Jewzi123]

in Singapore the water used in shower is sewage recycled water .

[@geraldmaxwell3277]

@@Jewzi123 But the quality of Singapore's recycled water is higher than that of fresh groundwater in most parts of the world so this should not be an issue

[@Jewzi123]

@@geraldmaxwell3277 Thats true , its only mentaly default to accept that you are showering in sewage treated water , although rain it self contain evaporated sewage .

[@kandylix3011]

Treated sewage water is the cleanest water

[@iSuggestApps]

Reverse osmoses is a very effective and efficient way to desalinate water, in Dubai we mainly use multi stage flash for water desalination, please make sure you guys check the facts before creating a mediocre report.

[@geoffreycharles6330]

And then what do you do with the saline brine?

[@EnderViBrittania]

@@geoffreycharles6330 Obviously send it back to the ocean, what else. Dubai isn’t interested in woke leftist lunatics, so they should mind their own business.

[@Joseph-cf2wd]

@@geoffreycharles6330 that saline brine is ejected back into the sea. In fact the salinity of Persian gulf have been steadily increasing that within a some decades it would become less efficient for desalination not to mention the loss of biodiversity. Put it simply, sustaining large vibrant cities on coasts which border deserts is not a sustainable option in long run. It’s unnatural.

[@luxushauseragency]

Cloud seeding sounds interesting, provided that you have some clouds in the first place.

[@Juventina82]

We do have clouds or do you think you only own that too?

[@raulsalazar05]

US, Middle East, Asia, Latin America, all the world have water crisis, we must do something and stop ignoring this problem.

[@Bacon_mrboost4118]

No wonder how did they add water so good

[@Bacon_mrboost4118]

Did l spell that wrong?

[@jacklol4248]

what a nice report covered all of the middle east water problem and not just only UAE and not an AD at all.

[@Ahmadfauzi-cv9fx]

Wealthiest countries in the world 🇶🇦🇦🇪🇴🇲🇰🇼🇸🇦🇶🇦

[@FarahAbdul]

What is this lady talking about it has been raining hard in Saudi Arabia UAE and Oman in last couple of years. 😡😡😡

[@janiekcarney5482]

Having huge plants that need a lot of water is not conserving in my mind.

[@邹月-r8x]

It’s a perfect example when a reporter already has her mind locked. So there is no point of interviewing other people. You can see it clearly when she talks with the golf manager.

[@jaridkeen123]

Golf Courses are not sustainable and the guy in the video is Lying the whole time. How is 2.4 Million Litters of water per Day Sustainable, for a Single Golf Course?!?!?

[@Elmcharfi]

Is this video about the middle east or the UAE? Or is it an Ad for Dubai?

[@Sedna063]

Probably the latter.

[@g5realestate280]

Your narrative is : how the handle the water situation? Or, how do they misuse water? Biased reporting

[@haroon420]

Billions of litres of water on a golf course!! How shameful and disgusting.

[@sportac]

you should take an interview in israel they not just make desalination program but also explantaion how work right with the wasted water , and lost water

[@DocChrome]

I love how everyone is running low on water and just watching her waltz past with a bottle of water.

[@saab_9]

how much oil is burned to sustain the golfcourse ⁇

[@trialedge7451]

Soon water problem will be global problem not just here only in deserts

[@donaldoyler2092]

They need to squeeze the water out of food waste making liquid fertilizer.

[@saulgoodman2018]

Build more desalination plants.

[@SkepticalTeacher]

Say hi to Gus and Walt

[@saulgoodman2018]

@@SkepticalTeacher They're dead.

[@SkepticalTeacher]

Haha

[@CitsVariants]

@@saulgoodman2018 rip

[@joejoey7272]

It’s worth mentioning that at least for Libya Gadhafi almost made his country water sufficient but that project has been on hold since the revolution

[@fwefhwe4232]

invasion is a better word

[@joejoey7272]

@@fwefhwe4232 coup

[@KingZE-V88]

Because Uncle Sam pushed his big nose into Arab States political Situation,huhh Gadafi was a great leader even Trump said it 🌍✌️

[@lucky-hw5ys]

@@joejoey7272 There forgin airplan attacke lybyan helping the oppestion so it is invasion .

[@dr.winstonsmith]

US Obama coup

[@Ayo22210]

Try and get some afforestation going down so that the desert sand doesn’t soak up all that heat

[@gketan30]

The video was on middle east or on UAE

[@mahedihasanrokib3445]

Same question in my mind.

[@gnanasekarthiyagarajan7680]

Golf is such a wasteful game on earth to be gradually removed out of earth!

[@Mich4elCorleone]

Take it from me as a citizen, a student in Pennsylvania in the past paying $120 a year! and now paying this amount every month here since desalination is used and costs a lot like California. It is impossible this region runs out of water, because they got oil that could cover them for the next 100 years, this will cover up desalination needs. California on the other hand is broke on oil (not owned by the gov, instead by ppl of land plots), that's why it is a serious problem over there. EDIT: the inventor of lithium batteries announced we are less than 10 years away from stronger lithium super batteries that would wipe our need for oil in many areas of life. But still, the GCC countries got enough oil left to cover the desalination plants for centuries. Second reason, the area is becoming greener these years, sudden snow, unusual rain level that causes floods out of nothing! Probably Europe will switch sides with the middle east and african desert areas in the next 100 years.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video..

[@marwanbensuraiti1550]

Where did you get the stats that LIBYA has water issues, every single household has a government pipeline and a privet water well done in each household, DO YOUR RESEARCH PROPERLY.

[@isshiomi6364]

I haven't seen any water shortage in UAE....In fact they have abundant water ....Thanks to their huge desal plants....

[@HamadAlMutairi97]

Saudi Arabia will open the world's largest desal plant this year.

[@aemeromedia]

fantastic insight! 💪

[@KingZE-V88]

They should just build desalination plants and use the brine deposit in lithium battery producers 🌍✌️👑

[@Tjalve70]

Why do lithium battery producers need massive amounts of sodium?

[@KingZE-V88]

New technological outbreak baby

[@peachberryblue295]

Iraq's situation is most dangerous and sad. It's totally man made!

[@razakhalid4265]

Presenter is gorgeous!!!

[@melvynpaclibar9214]

Water is more precious than crude oil

[@kbfahad]

Listeners, don't be fooled by saying that the Middle East is struggling for water like the Europeans are struggling for crude oil and gas. I have been living here for over 10 years. They are the best.

[@k.n.6057]

If you know anything about politics, geographic reality these kind of KZbin videos start to become unbearable to watch

[@Sedna063]

Just look at the water protests in Iran and the depleting aquifiers in Northern Africa...

[@TawfiqElfakharani]

@@Sedna063 So much groundwater and rain in North Africa that it rains all year round there. And Egypt has the Nile River. And water desalination and recycling plants.

[@Sedna063]

@@TawfiqElfakharani Are we talking about the same Egypt and North Africa here?

[@opliik]

That comparison at the start of the video of comparing global average water use to the average in the middle east is kind of misleading.. Perhaps compare what the average is in developed countries?

[@naojp1]

Why tourists and citizens want to play golf in UAE. It's too hot and there's a risk of heatstroke! They can play it only short winter

[@yongchen8204]

syria and iraq are war torn country with ineffective government and lack of resources to build up its water project and conservation. while gulf countries are rich with small population and their countries are not be invaded and destroyed by the outside forces and occupations.

[@salla6534]

Ok

[@sureshkrishnan6382]

The last PETRONAS sustainability thing really had me😸😸

[@gaza1677]

Ban golf very simple 🤷

[@EnderViBrittania]

Ban yourself, very simple.

[@KingZE-V88]

Cloud seeding ✌️👑

[@hossamsa4205]

Not healthy, it can kill plants .

[@Mental_Egg]

Really you could not find any other golf course in UAE?

[@HS2ND]

So much water for golf,so little in some other places to drink!

[@snach1983]

Why cant the world tap into ocean desalination?like actually start pumping out ocean water

[@lahleholivia7398]

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Scientists have warned that with the rising temperatures in the region, it would become too hot to sustain human life by the end of the century. A region that is currently home to around 500 million people, will become completely uninhabitable. This area is 85% Muslim.

[@bartoszbarejko1585]

Nestle will sell you Plastic water from your rivers....

[@archmad]

this looks like an ad for uae

[@佐藤貴紀-j3u]

この地にトラクターとショベルカーと散水車を導入して植林活動だけでなく、水源を掘り起こして大きな水場と水路を作って下さい‼️

[@fahdh.a1590]

Now this report missed out israel 🇮🇱 from Middle East either who made it is isreali reporter wants to provide his technology in agriculture or he doesn’t consider israel part of Middle East when it comes about problems . screwed

[@importantname]

it has been a cause of conflict for thousands of years. It has been a cause of price increases for thousands of years. It has been a cause of human migration for thousands of years. Only diffenence is that now we watch questions on youtube.

[@husaynchogule3383]

Why not use artificial grass for golf courses?

[@bcvxx8688]

Lebanon is in Europe.

[@hossamsa4205]

Yes in their dreams .

[@bcvxx8688]

@@hossamsa4205 Huh? Are you ok? Whose dreams?

[@yousseph777]

Native plants, Las Vegas, NV for example. What's wrong with native beauty?

[@arnoldmbuthia2687]

It’s all going to fall apart pretty soon

[@janiekcarney5482]

If you have money you can do most anything usually at the detriment of poor people.

[@RafaelMartins-zq8vi]

Golf courses waste of water period . Water is life can't live without it.

[@rashiid187]

The last English knew what he us talking about

[@kcd1001]

climate change crisis please give me an example of humans causing this crisis. Where is this emergency

[@helygg8892]

To quote one mister kinison... YOU'RE IN THE FUCKING DESERT!!!!!!!!!

[@streamingnowstreamingnow2568]

You can’t drink Oil? Who would’ve guessed.

Can’t eat money either

[@michaelmichael2382]

@but with money you can build desalination plants

@@michaelmichael2382 Sips oil.. “for every litre of potable water produced, about 1.5 litres of liquid polluted with chlorine and copper are created”

[@michaelmichael2382]

@ tru... , I hope they build Solar desalination plants

@@michaelmichael2382 Actually, I’ve been thinking if atmospheric water generation would scale since the humidity in the coastal areas is high

[@FitraRahim]

Why not focused on problem in UK, with their food/energy crisis? Don't distract them with Africa, Middle East, or Asia problem.

[@horrnett]

no worries. extremist, pedophiles n criminals harboured by UK r enjoying British hospitality.

[@iraqsnapinsta4980]

الجامعه الامريكيييه

[@tanujSE]

Water water all they say One day moses will be alive again For there is no existence if you are not labouring force And if your labouring force You must secure your life

[@lucky-hw5ys]

This report is very incorrect .

[@g5realestate280]

Simple solution: Desalination It’s expensive: no problem. Lol.

[@thedemoguy1628]

0:26 Palestine is not water stressed country ? But How ?

[@danielslubski1028]

Talking about water innovation and water,and not mentioning Israel....... that's hard

[@TawfiqElfakharani]

Water has been desalinated in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states for more than 50 years. How can this be related to Israel?

[@danielslubski1028]

@@TawfiqElfakharani because israel has invented and innovated destilinaized processes,and is now a leading country in thouse fields,we dont have water problems anymore(and jordan and the Palestinian authorities are benefiting from this.

[@NickyMitchell85]

Can’t we just apply this rather novel way to solve the fresh water 💦 crisis? Sending millions of manned missions to Europa and Enceladus and such bodies in the solar system and harvest their water 💦 and then import it back to earth 🌍? There could be as much fresh water 💦 equal 🟰 to millions of ‘Lake Ontario’s.

[@xungnham1388]

Just so you know, that emoji means sweating. In a sexual context, it means sexual fluids.

[@crazydopetastic]

We haven't even gotten to Mars yet. None of that will ever be possible in our lifetime or our childrens childrens.

[@markwilson1096]

we’d sooner migrate to one of those moons before bringing the water back. sadly I think even our greatest minds know our planet is doomed

[@NickyMitchell85]

@@markwilson1096 nope 👎 our planet 🌎 ain’t doomed. My creator is gonna give our climate and ecosystems a bright future, that’s what.

[@nicholasroos3627]

​@@NickyMitchell85 thats some confidence

[@SS-wc4lq]

Middle East got th best location in earth which full of water and oil . Thnx for th negative report.

[@ZeeNasir1]

UAE has waste and excess of everything. Here number plate is sold in million dollars.

[@OldProVidios]

449 gallons per year is 1699 liters. the correct calculation is 449092489 gallons.

[@gaoda1581]

They forgot the word "million" I guess

[@zolisamaine3518]

Dry Africa 🌍? 🤔. Why not the Arabian Peninsula.

[@kaansarveli]

4 video about Dubai just in a month 🤔

[@Hans-gb4mv]

The trip had to be productive. Can't fly halfway across the world for a single video clip

[@jarrodyuki7081]

well its still bad..........................

[@SamiKotiranta]

Utter stupidity trying to make a desert into a golf course, in a few decades it is going to be a desert once again. This has been tried many times already and the result is always a desert that sucked millions of dollars that could have been spent much better...

[@carbonc6065]

Oil.

[@pradattaaryal3523]

7:44 he look like jeff be...

[@dpfrmhell]

This one region will screw the world