Water management in Greater Damascus, a metropolitan area with more than 4 million inhabitants, is characterized by numerous challenges, including groundwater overexploitation, increasing water demand
One of the rare periods the Barada river is high, seen here next to the Four Seasons hotel in downtown Damascus
Barada river at the end of the dry season
Euphrates Lake, a potential source of water supply for Damascus, pictured from space, June 1996.
Water resources management in Syria faces several challenges. First, all of the country’s major rivers are shared with neighboring countries, and Syria depends heavily on inflows from Turkey through t
Water management in Greater Damascus
…by the government, which does not appear to have the resources to substantially increase the subsidies to the sector beyond their current level. Water resources management in Syria Water supply and sanitation in Syria…
The Euphrates River, shown here near Raqqa, is the most important water source for Syria.
The Yarmouk River forms the border between Jordan and Syria