Saudi Arabia's big water problem

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  • @Wizly-znipez
    @Wizly-znipez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    As a Saudi citizen who lives in a small town i must say i have never ever had a water problem ever. I live my life just how you guys live the difference is that it's 20 times hotter here! so of course we will consume more water than you do.

    • @bolbitbaggins4599
      @bolbitbaggins4599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      As a guy who lives and work in Paris as a waiter, I've seen how it's done in Saudi lol, every single one had a battlecruiser 300 k€ to drive in Paris, I don't think a guy who does that takes care of the water he uses for his shower. I'm not saying everyone is like this but look at the numbers

    • @ronmumford5806
      @ronmumford5806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      But what about zam zam water, i thought Allah gave you an endless supply, or is that another islam myth

    • @aaaaaa-hh8cq
      @aaaaaa-hh8cq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bolbitbaggins4599 oil money moment

    • @sallehhusn8807
      @sallehhusn8807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      الحمدالله

    • @Tarnished101
      @Tarnished101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@ronmumford5806 Zamzam's water is renewable water. The source of water comes from the rain in Mecca. Mecca is a mountainous area and so one of the valleys contains the valley of Ibrahim that holds Zamzam’s well in a low-land area…. So if rain stopped zam zam can get depleted

  • @blackdarkghost1212
    @blackdarkghost1212 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I'm from Jordan, next door to Saudi Arabia. Back in the 1980's and before, I remember vividly we lapped up what we thought were endless supplies of household water. Little did we think of water as a precious commodity. But now we have been grappling with an inexorable water shortage prob for a couple decades, and the situation is only getting worse. Our gov hasn't lifted a finger to address the prob, apart from pumping less and less water to households, leaving ordinary citizens to fend for themselves. Drought, God forbid, may soon be staring us right in the face. At least in SA they seem to care, and they do go all out to eke out solutions and alternatives.

  • @danackerley
    @danackerley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    they dont have a water problem, they have a salt problem

    • @al3ndlib
      @al3ndlib 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      with the new technologies that we have been discovering and using I don’t think we have a problem with salt water anymore, because we have these water disillation plant and we have discovered a new types of plants that can be watered with two times saltier water than Desalination water waste. Not to mention That 70% of water in the gulf region goes to traditional farming, but that could end with vertical farming which is gonna reduce 90% of the water that is wasted on traditional farming. Also there is an attempt to use treated waste water to irrigate plants around Saudi Arabia. The goal is initially to plant 20 billion trees under the Saudi green initiatives which would hopefully change the climate and help to increase rain in the region.

    • @SharhbiniRauf
      @SharhbiniRauf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They can mining salt in yemen sea, since ocean sea never dry not like dead sea.

    • @littlekingdom7636
      @littlekingdom7636 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SharhbiniRauf do you mean red see

    • @widodoakrom3938
      @widodoakrom3938 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao

    • @robertanderson5092
      @robertanderson5092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh say can you sea

  • @al3ndlib
    @al3ndlib 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    7:57 that’s completely nonsense. We never had water shortage here in Riyadh. I don’t think I ever heard there’s a water shortage anywhere in Saudi Arabia. Even our tribe village that we visit every summer never had shortage, it’s actually quite the opposite.

    • @jaloout3227
      @jaloout3227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lol idk tf is he talking about

    • @robertanderson5092
      @robertanderson5092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Here in the USA progressives like to scream about eminent catastrophes that are either invisible (CO2) or remote (polar bears, plastic patch).

    • @fahadabdulraheem1407
      @fahadabdulraheem1407 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      هجرتكم يعبون بالوايت مافيه موية بلدية الا في المدن
      في الصيف موية البلدية تشتغل يوم وتوقف ٥ أيام
      ما تنقطع عليك المويه لان خزانك يكفيك الين تشتغل مره ثانية موية البلدية
      الي عنده فلة بحوش كبير تنقطع عليه المويه اذا عنده زرع يسقيه ولازم يشتري وايت

    • @al3ndlib
      @al3ndlib 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@fahadabdulraheem1407 غير صحيح

    • @r0__.0
      @r0__.0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fahadabdulraheem1407 غير صحيح ابار جوفية الارض من تحت كلها مياه

  • @semohala3118
    @semohala3118 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It starts raining in the summer in Saudi Arabia !! It is may28th and we had alot of rain today 😍😍

  • @davidprice3456
    @davidprice3456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Somewhat interesting. However, no discussion about the use of large amounts of energy required for standard desalinization plants, nor the damage done by the brine waste product.

    • @HMHacki
      @HMHacki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      pump it through a long pipeline with small holes in it? in low concentrations it should not do anything?

    • @JL-nm5ly
      @JL-nm5ly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They use their energy from petroleum. When the oil runs out, everything ends

    • @odriew5014
      @odriew5014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I sometimes wonder why they don't use solar pv for the energy. I mean the location is about as ideal as it gets for solar. As for things like nighttime, couldn't they just suspend operations until the sun comes out again? A bit of capital asset waste for when the plants aren't in use, but compared to free fuel it might be worth it. Someone should to an analysis on it.

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They did recently start 4 nuclear reactors, and 4 more are on the way.
      Of cause, they probobly need 20 or 30.. i guess 4 is a good start.
      Its possible to use waste heat from nuclear power to desalinate water, using way less energy than reverse osmosis.
      Evaporation desalination have gained lots of ground the last decades and starting to get really competitive.

    • @Bravedom
      @Bravedom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@odriew5014 I also wondered why they don’t use more solar. Turns out the sands carried by the wind damage the the solar panel giving them a new problem to solve.

  • @thenameisdhanush9286
    @thenameisdhanush9286 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Instead of building skyscraper and spend huge amount for luxury collection please use it to resolve water problem.
    Humans don't need expensive suite but they do need basic facilities.

  • @bprint9456
    @bprint9456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wait you’re telling me the desert has limited water? You don’t say…

  • @al3ndlib
    @al3ndlib 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    with the new technologies that we have been discovering and using I don’t think we have a problem with salt water anymore, because we have these water disillation plant and we have discovered a new types of plants that can be watered with two times saltier water than Desalination water waste. Not to mention That 70% of water in the gulf region goes to traditional farming, but that could end with vertical farming which is gonna reduce 90% of the water that is wasted on traditional farming. Also there is an attempt to use treated waste water to irrigate plants around Saudi Arabia. The goal is initially to plant 20 billion trees under the Saudi green initiatives which would hopefully change the climate and help to increase rain in the region.

    • @JL-nm5ly
      @JL-nm5ly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Your country can do all of the above with the proceeds of oil sales. But what about when the oil runs out?

    • @fahadabdulraheem1407
      @fahadabdulraheem1407 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JL-nm5ly it stops if oil sale stops

    • @mastercountdown
      @mastercountdown 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@JL-nm5ly who cares? this isn't about oil, stick to the topic, which is about water.

    • @halfevilhalfgood5738
      @halfevilhalfgood5738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@JL-nm5ly they will stick to stone age beliefs if oil runs out. LoL

    • @thecpt6265
      @thecpt6265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@JL-nm5ly oil will not run out anytime soon, the proven oil reserves alone can last for 2 centuries if not more. And as much as we'd like to go green asap, oil is still king and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

  • @glike2
    @glike2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Well there seems to be universal pattern of poor water management until you use it all up and then it becomes even harder to deal with. This happened in Saudi and the Western USA.

    • @jamied8678
      @jamied8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If the United states is running out of water it is because of complete stupidity not through lack of resources you should try and come and live in Australia ,most of the island is desert

  • @stephenslade2317
    @stephenslade2317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I lived in Saudi Arabia, Dhahran, Khamis Mushayt and Riyadh for 14 years and always had water from the tap, no problem.

    • @yogishprabhu3085
      @yogishprabhu3085 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey!! Do you have any old saudi coins or banknotes laying around??

    • @r22gamer54
      @r22gamer54 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well thats cause the problem hasnt hit yet lol 😂 its gonna take awhile till the tap goes empty

    • @chocomojo9552
      @chocomojo9552 ปีที่แล้ว

      When the wise man points to the Moon, the idiot sees the finger, and the dumb idiot talks about his TAP water ....😑

  • @SteelyFl1nch
    @SteelyFl1nch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ngl i am also a saudi citzen, barely any water problems, they have to close the pipelines to our area cause of the construction going on but till now theres no water problem

    • @chocomojo9552
      @chocomojo9552 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just you wait. Do not change anything...

  • @leedza
    @leedza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    In the mean time, the Al Baydha project has given a prototype of how Saudi could terraform a good portion of the southern coast and potentially create new water resources. However, we like big expensive engineering projects.

    • @metalgearsolidsnake6978
      @metalgearsolidsnake6978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Create new water resourses? When the groundwater is depleted, it is gone and will take thousands of years to fill up.

    • @sunilkumaryadav2183
      @sunilkumaryadav2183 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@metalgearsolidsnake6978 remember they are covered by ocean

    • @metalgearsolidsnake6978
      @metalgearsolidsnake6978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@sunilkumaryadav2183 freshwater reserves are drinking water for humans/living souls, you can´t drink ocean water without expensive distillation.
      Freshwater is the most important thing unless you buy land in greenland, south america or Africa to import this important resourse, you will lack it in the future.
      The arabic states have clueless leaders who have wasted so many resourses, only god can judge them for their actions.
      Now technology in the distillation field have to improve alot, before it is a valid source in the future.

    • @leedza
      @leedza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@metalgearsolidsnake6978 not necessarily true.. the upper layers of ground water tables take about 7 years on average to recharge (depending on the geology) the ancient layers take much longer. Rivers do not flow out of ancient layers but the upper part of the water table.

    • @metalgearsolidsnake6978
      @metalgearsolidsnake6978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@leedza the upper layers of ground water tables take about 7 years on average to recharge (depending on the geology) the ancient layers take much longer.<
      That is not enough water in the upper level to sustain a big society like Saudi arabia.. once you use your aquifers with big reserves of water you will have huge problems in the future.
      The problem is that it nearly never rains in the desert, so there will be a very slow recharging and unless the climate changes alot, i doubt the water reserves will full up in the near future.
      So wasting water on golf fields, planting oranges ,oil pollution/power plants is a waste...agriculture uses alot of water and most of it evaporates because of the hot climate.
      I hope the world see the value of water before it is to late, because without it you can´t survive...

  • @Adroit1911
    @Adroit1911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I'm in the intermountain west of the US, water restrictions like those in this video actually don't sound like a bad idea. I bottle water in 5 gallon jugs and only shower/ water my lawn once a week, sometimes I need to shower more, but it would help us hold on to more water if everyone did the same... 🤔 I can understand why some Americans would reject it but I think it's a workable idea.

    • @gnarlytreeman
      @gnarlytreeman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well somd of us live in lush green areas, snd water literally doesnt wear out, it just needd filtration. What the midwest needs is super cheap desalination plants, and water pipelines, and intelligent terraforming. Not water restrictions. Its only like it is because of bad management.

    • @alexyochum5648
      @alexyochum5648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Or move out of the desert to somewhere that gets rain

    • @zohairfahmee3238
      @zohairfahmee3238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always wonder why cant we lay pipelines of fresh water transporting it from water excess areas to where its scarce.

    • @metalgearsolidsnake6978
      @metalgearsolidsnake6978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the shower stuff is not what will change things around, most water usage is done by agriculture! your personal use of water is less than 5 % of the usage.

    • @metalgearsolidsnake6978
      @metalgearsolidsnake6978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zohairfahmee3238 it cost alot.
      The question you need to ask, why are countries in the desert harvesting oranges and other fruits that needs alot of water because of the hot climate? Your leaders needs to think of the future,or they will doom themselves.
      The same with golf fields, why do saudi arabia needs it? It uses ALOT of water for what? Salman is a clown!

  • @hygrobiology
    @hygrobiology 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We dont have a water problem on this planet, but our knowledge is not used enough

  • @urbanfarm3071
    @urbanfarm3071 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    i have designed an agricultural system to grow any crop just with sea water, in a pasive way and extensive,,this way fresh water can be reserved for human consumption

    • @jamied8678
      @jamied8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So why aren't you making money out of this as opposed spending your time watching videos on TH-cam

    • @urbanfarm3071
      @urbanfarm3071 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamied8678 ive no $$$, i need financial help

    • @urbanfarm3071
      @urbanfarm3071 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ellihowa2365 details can only be released with a contract

    • @MrNote-lz7lh
      @MrNote-lz7lh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cool. Patent the idea then sell it. You'll quickly become a hundred millionaire which will enable you to build your other inventions yourself and sell them for a huge profit.

  • @MrMahSam
    @MrMahSam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I came here because of the misspelling in the thumbnail 😅

  • @badmanno.1650
    @badmanno.1650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've lived in Saudi Arabia for 10 years and haven't experienced water shortage even a single day... This video is misleading

    • @oneofthem7992
      @oneofthem7992 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      you have desalination plants, you should keep them safe, i once watched an Iran-Saudi war simulation in which they were one of the first targets to be hit ...

    • @MrNote-lz7lh
      @MrNote-lz7lh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oneofthem7992
      I'm sure the Crown Prince and whoever leads his army is already aware of this weakness.

  • @matsv201
    @matsv201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is strange to me. are they just flushing the water out when its used? In germany the water in western parts are used up to 7 times before its flushed out into the atlantic. And germay isn´t even that dry

  • @glike2
    @glike2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Climate restoration will be needed very soon just to prevent droughts in agricultural areas like the Western USA and global famine

    • @jamied8678
      @jamied8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's far too late it would take too long to plant the trees also Americans and other westerners won't stop buying stuff from China who are causing the problem by polluting the skies with unregulated factories so everybody can have toys. The Americans spend 10 billion dollars on Chinese plastic just for Halloween and no one knows how much pollution has been created to make those toys so Americans can have one night of fun .

  • @speedcrafthero2189
    @speedcrafthero2189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Fasle information I used to work in Saudi arabia(Riyad) for 8 years till 2008 and never had any water shortage 🇸🇦❤🇦🇺

  • @333faham
    @333faham 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Before seeing others faults correct your headline to Thirst not thirt.

  • @jeffreygroen9191
    @jeffreygroen9191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah well...
    You people might wanna reconsider building large farms in a dessert...
    Just dumping water on a sandy dessert has got nothing to do with water management, it just sounds very wastefull to me.

  • @MrBwingram
    @MrBwingram 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Lake erie is in north america ,not USA. It's Canada's lake also.

  • @tajabdullah.malaysia
    @tajabdullah.malaysia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Desalination is easy and no big deal

    • @metalgearsolidsnake6978
      @metalgearsolidsnake6978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      you still have polluted water, once it is injected into the oil fields, and once it is polluted you will never be able to drink it.
      Remember water is life, without it you can´t live.
      From my research Reverse osmosis can help in turning salt water into drinking water, but is it a solution? I would say the leadership of saudi arabia is at fault? Why build golf fields in the desert? it takes ALOT of water to maintain a golf field, so why build it in a desert that lacks water? And traditional farming is also a disaster, why plant oranges and other fruits that needs alot of water in the desert? it is a waste of drinking water and makes no sense, import it from countries where it rains alot.
      Read Sephen Leahy´s book Your Water Footprint and you will know that it is a big waste of water to build farms in the desert.
      May knowledge come to us all before it is to late
      God bless

  • @Siiello
    @Siiello 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    scientists are learning now that some of that water deep underground actually does renew and is generated from within the earth and not just "fossil water". Sure some is old because it was generated long ago but more new water is being continuously generated also. They have made these discoveries regarding oil also and it is called the "abiotic" origin.

  • @duanenavarre7234
    @duanenavarre7234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the passive solar still would provide destilled water and sea salt which is in demand worldwide,
    this method would not only use the sun to make desal water but the sea salt product to help fund operations.

  • @sonybramantio769
    @sonybramantio769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There no options Without plants Trees can Change Weather atmosphere and Save Rain water in soil...

    • @samratpatel8060
      @samratpatel8060 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rain will not travel over Saudi Arabia

  • @SiodogRehane
    @SiodogRehane ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still think not far from now we will get a really cheap and nicely effective method to use water from seas and oceans

  • @warlocksden
    @warlocksden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why not just pump sea water into the desert and let the sand filter it to fill up the aquafers

  • @duanenavarre7234
    @duanenavarre7234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In russia the walipini below ground greenhouse allowed them to use ground temperature to
    moderate the extreme temperature. The same but in reverse could be done in Saudi Arabia
    with also including light reduction or infrared filtering. closed loop watering to eliminate evaporation.

    • @pupip55
      @pupip55 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is a group of people doing that with semi transparent solar panels

    • @duanenavarre7234
      @duanenavarre7234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pupip55 Well done then, solar electric and reduced light to grow plants but moderate the heat.

    • @pupip55
      @pupip55 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@duanenavarre7234 Basically yeah

  • @Ziggity86
    @Ziggity86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The solution i see is growing vegetables with efficient roots that drink and hold water well in Arabian climates.

  • @skylinecreations.1634
    @skylinecreations.1634 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Reforestation and growing trees can solve problem to certain extent and bring rains.

  • @herzali
    @herzali 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At least show some real footage of Saudi and Saudi officials 😂😂😂

  • @AYHA0
    @AYHA0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well u gonna see in upcoming years how all deserts in Saudi will turn to green land💚💚😍

    • @wellytms4713
      @wellytms4713 ปีที่แล้ว

      جميع ؟ 😂
      حاول تفكر مرتين
      السعودية حجمها ضخم واغلبها صحراء
      تحتاج اموال العالم لتزرعها

  • @abdulrahmantalha1327
    @abdulrahmantalha1327 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    deputy minister in this Vid looks nothing like the saudi one

  • @TechBuRn1337
    @TechBuRn1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude, your thumbnail literally says THIRTS. Lets raise that bar a bit?

    • @roysmith3767
      @roysmith3767 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Search . ' Saudi Arabia : Butchery , Slavery & History of Revolt . '

  • @hafizalammary6154
    @hafizalammary6154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It used to be pure desert, they are blessed.

  • @syedasifhussain2074
    @syedasifhussain2074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bro I have lived in both Riyadh & Jeddah but never faced any kind of Water Problems where did you even get those Info????

    • @msr7373
      @msr7373 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True. I have been going in and off to Jeddah for oast 3 decades now but never had any water related issues . Infact tap water in Saudi is drinkable

  • @Takealookat123
    @Takealookat123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In future people will fight for water not for oil

    • @roysmith3767
      @roysmith3767 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Search . ' What the Media Won't Tell You about Saudi Arabia . '

  • @danstrayer111
    @danstrayer111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same tired style.....same boring voice over.....same bunch of irrelevant images.

  • @seanrathmakedisciples1508
    @seanrathmakedisciples1508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    70% of the world is covered with water and we have the same amount of water since God created the world. Water can’t be destroyed but recycled year after year. . Desalination is the way forward for the entire world. All blessings from Ireland

    • @halfevilhalfgood5738
      @halfevilhalfgood5738 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Middle Eastern know nothing but majority of them believe in fairy tales.

    • @M.sami12
      @M.sami12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree. But dry areas like saudi arabia need to preserve fossil water for future crisis.

    • @MrNote-lz7lh
      @MrNote-lz7lh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@M.sami12
      Fossil water? What's that?

    • @paulheydarian1281
      @paulheydarian1281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrNote-lz7lh
      Fossil water refers to water that's been underground for thousands of years or longer. Once used, it is gone forever.

  • @engchoontan8483
    @engchoontan8483 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aquifer is rock layers. Desert is rock layers magnified. Sea water through magnified layers via huge oil pipes

  • @paulheydarian1281
    @paulheydarian1281 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe they should cover those water canals with solar panels.

  • @aditya_jadhavvv6969
    @aditya_jadhavvv6969 ปีที่แล้ว

    my suggestion would be since im not geologist or biologist but plant those tree that require less water and have a great span in live and also a tree that have a great soil firm which would make the water be stored in ground for longer time and tree can change the climate problem too

  • @Mathibhai123
    @Mathibhai123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GCC using sea water after processing, they dont have issue like they said

  • @y0nd3r
    @y0nd3r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is nobody gonna ask what is a Great Thirts?

    • @zacherysaucier6747
      @zacherysaucier6747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah! is that a typo or what. I have not watched the video and did not want to risk watching a long video and have no explanation of what a thirt is. it is too close to thirst for me not to think it is a typo.

  • @pinkelephants1421
    @pinkelephants1421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Obviously the Saudi government has to provide reliable food supplies to its people.
    The trouble with importation of food from such long distances means that the carbon footprint of it is vast, greatly advancing climate change &, for a desert nation, quite possibly hastening the end of Saudi Arabia as a habitable zone on the planet; i.e. it will become just too hot & dry to be bearable to live there causing the nation's people to become climate change refugees.
    Far more needs to be done on the desalination of seawater, collection & composting of food & human waste for the purposes of building soils & their moisture retention values. It also seems ridiculous to continue with the various forms of overhead irrigation which means much H2O is lost to evaporation before it even hits its target & more still is lost due to evaporation from crop leaves; irrigation should ALWAYS be done at soil level to target the roots only &, in a hot dry climate, only at night, not the middle of the day.
    The Al Baydha Project showed how a permaculture design approach would be a far more sustainable way of addressing food & H2O security if applied to the Kingdom's mountains & wadis, with the long term potential to have year round H2O in their rivers & streams in all but the driest of years. Currently, whenever they do get substantial rainfall in the mountains, it results in flash flooding, causes mass erosion & is mostly lost straight into the Gulf of Arabia; what a waste of fresh H2O, valuable sediment & nutrients.
    Additionally, any canal networks should most definitely NOT be left open to the sun, but enclosed instead to avoid evaporation.

    • @موسى_7
      @موسى_7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vast carbon footprint?
      Ships are really efficient. Food miles are meaningless. Growing the food and making fertiliser is more carbon-intensive.
      Transportation of food by trucks from sea ports to supermarkets is worse than taking it from sea port to sea port.

    • @موسى_7
      @موسى_7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are right about agriculture.
      I am a fan of Al Baydha project, and you agree that current forms of Saudi agriculture are ridiculous.
      Yes, the use of stormwater to make farms is lovely.

  • @nauticalnovice9244
    @nauticalnovice9244 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video

  • @arcadealchemist
    @arcadealchemist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    they should import more British people then, we'll bring the weather with us.

    • @MrSaleh101
      @MrSaleh101 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Aston Martins, pubs, house musics, fish and chips, god bless the queen.

  • @angryzombie8088
    @angryzombie8088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Doing conventional open farming in that climate is moronic, because most of the water will evaporates into air.
    They should instead use a more controlled method like vertical farming that are more water efficient.

    • @jamied8678
      @jamied8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It would have been ok 1000 years ago but now they've cut down all the trees , the ground is no longer any good

  • @user-wm9mk8mc4w
    @user-wm9mk8mc4w 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The information about water availability (e,g in Riyadh once/2.5 days) is wrong. I lived there all my life and it’s available all the time.
    Also the info about the average water consumption per individual is wrong because it includes industrial consumption

  • @Hallands.
    @Hallands. ปีที่แล้ว

    I find it peculiar that a desert people can’t seem to administer their water resources responsibly…

  • @virchandrakumar8186
    @virchandrakumar8186 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't worry, I believe Allah will solve all problems in my fab country.
    Just waiting for some time

    • @markbagnoli5451
      @markbagnoli5451 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is no allah only One True God who replenishes by His Blessings the world

  • @jaloout3227
    @jaloout3227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This vid is wrong in soo many ways lol , and the African clip’s background lol like what

  • @sheetalbhalerao8192
    @sheetalbhalerao8192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why not try to plant & grow tall spreading shadows various trees suitable for the climate soil of the regions using sea water 🌊. Such as coconut jackfruit saru banyan peeple pilkhan maulashri Indian coral tree ardu babool Rohida khejari etc..After green ing then come inside, repeat same efforts.Thus bring whole nation under lush green forest

  • @user-ani6gm8hap
    @user-ani6gm8hap 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hmmm, what water problems? Gas used to be cheaper than water here. Now it’s water that is cheaper.

  • @AlbertoCeschin
    @AlbertoCeschin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video, but please consider citing your sources. Thank you

  • @jijst5
    @jijst5 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are there no methods to replenish the aquifers? Example: fog nets near the coast, or reforestation plans to create porous soil and avoid evaporation of the water. Also it is proven in "Ronny Meier et al, Empirical estimate of forestation-induced precipitation changes in Europe," that areas with trees encourage rainfall.

  • @gregtaylor8327
    @gregtaylor8327 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super rich and super thick!

  • @sharonprice4083
    @sharonprice4083 ปีที่แล้ว

    And in the meantime our water is drying up too plus the fact the Saudi are giving the United States a discount on the oil we buy from them.

  • @brooksanderson2599
    @brooksanderson2599 ปีที่แล้ว

    The tragic irony is that burning Saudi oil and gas, and gas (methane) leaks, are major contributors to atmospheric global warming, heatwaves, drought, and desertification. old geologist

  • @lightningh6517
    @lightningh6517 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wrong information (Persian Gulf) its Arabian Gulf

  • @teatualasi5676
    @teatualasi5676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If only African countries have visionary leaders like Saudi Arabia, poverty will be reduced to minimum level.

    • @jamied8678
      @jamied8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No they need white people running Africa because the Africans coming from poor backgrounds become far to corrupt. And poverty has got nothing to do with the government it's got to do with the African who people keep rooting each other thinking 8 children is normal and then you expect the rest of the world to feed them.

  • @alibuolayyan9038
    @alibuolayyan9038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Most of the videos you show are not related to Saudi Arabia

  • @BlownMacTruck
    @BlownMacTruck 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What the hell is “thirts”? Why does the thumbnail make no sense?

  • @mujtaba21
    @mujtaba21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The information in the video is mostly accurate and precise. Thank you for your efforts in research. I hope you have stock pictures and videos with the same quality.

    • @roysmith3767
      @roysmith3767 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Search . ' Inside Saudi Arabia : Butchery , Slavery & History of Revolt . '

  • @LokajayaVlog
    @LokajayaVlog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The wealth of the dessert

  • @solarforevar7833
    @solarforevar7833 ปีที่แล้ว

    As in Makkah there is a well blessed by God that will never run out so there is plenty of water in Saudi Arabia since I live in jeddah

    • @wellytms4713
      @wellytms4713 ปีที่แล้ว

      وكأن بئر زمزم سوف يكفي لملايين البشر

  • @loneforest6541
    @loneforest6541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if they had used that water in permaculture forest, the soil would have become fertile already and they would have had huge forests in desert. Monoculture is the villain for the environment.

  • @simplemechanics246
    @simplemechanics246 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    They could build greenhouses. It saves more water. Sure, only if ventilation does not take it out

  • @antonisantoniou5668
    @antonisantoniou5668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its just a rich desert when oil will run out it will remain a desert nothing can change that.

    • @ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1
      @ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      BMA
      But the prophecy says endtime will not come until "Saudi Arabia" will be "Green Again"!!!

    • @joeysal007
      @joeysal007 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1 sad that the prophecy isn't going to be fulfilled since Saudi will run out of ground water sooner or later

    • @ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1
      @ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joeysal007 BMA
      Let's wait & see which of the promises come true!!
      Either yours or of "The Lord"!!!

    • @wellytms4713
      @wellytms4713 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1
      In the prophecy, Saudi Arabia was not specifically mentioned,
      Also, it has not been mentioned at any time, this will happen, maybe next year and after a billion years, you do not know the unseen.

    • @ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1
      @ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wellytms4713 BMA
      I do not know where do you live & if you listen to islamic scholars!!
      (Sahih Muslim)
      Abu Hurrairah(AS) narrates that Prophet Muhammed (ﷺ) said in a hadith, "The Last Hour will not come before wealth becomes abundant and overflowing, so much so that a man takes Zakat out of his property and cannot find anyone to accept it from him and till the land of Arabia reverts to meadows and rivers."

  • @ViceCoin
    @ViceCoin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hydroponic crop production is more efficient than irrigation

  • @Rod-bp8ow
    @Rod-bp8ow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The Arab Regions has anticipated numerous practices designed to prevent losses in GDP particularly food production/manufacturing. The water distribution system was designed to prevent drought and for the sources not to dry. It is in the manner that the waters are utilized accordingly as distribution-transport-and storage practices and designs. SMEs.../../../.../ thank you.

    • @honoreyapele3793
      @honoreyapele3793 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes super intéressant se genre de projets 🍅🥕🍊🍋😏

  • @lextrombas
    @lextrombas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    All their money they could have grown forests in the desert which would automatically increased rainfall. There are many prime examples of this happening in China and other countries with deserts and desertification. Arizona is another place just off the top of my head. Oh and Spain too.

    • @acidobaby1681
      @acidobaby1681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      tenes idea cuanto de agua consume un arbol ... en su vida y cuanto consumiria un bosque
      para que el dia q dejes de regarlo se seque todo... es mas productivo alimentar mas en estos tiempo donde ay tantos parasitos viviendo del dinero de otro.

    • @travelgadgets598
      @travelgadgets598 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The deserts have some crucial importence in Global climate . turning deserts in to forest will effect the climate of other part of world may lead to desertification of other regions

    • @ninjafilmz7495
      @ninjafilmz7495 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      China does cloud seeding

    • @acidobaby1681
      @acidobaby1681 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ninjafilmz7495 no... china is life threatening pinche trollz

  • @rchatte100
    @rchatte100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Once the oil runs out so will the water. Nice living in England where it rains most days.

    • @user-fe8es5hl4q
      @user-fe8es5hl4q 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Real men only live in desert

    • @aircraftmen_
      @aircraftmen_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We wont run out of oil

    • @aircraftmen_
      @aircraftmen_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And we dont have a water problem either

  • @Ziggity86
    @Ziggity86 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    And not forget, the Saudi landscape is part of the global ecosystem.

  • @JacindaH
    @JacindaH ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope they have to buy water at the same prices they sold oil.

    • @wellytms4713
      @wellytms4713 ปีที่แล้ว

      In fact, they sell crude oil at a price that is considered low,,
      But it is petrochemical refiners that have quadrupled the price to 5 times to earn hysterical profits.
      I mean, if a barrel of oil becomes $100, refiners sell it to consumers for $500, that is, they earn twice as much as the source of crude oil.

  • @Chris-lz7ck
    @Chris-lz7ck 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    why does the thumbnail say 'great thirts' lmao

  • @Star53775
    @Star53775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are receiving 1-2 ft of rain every year now in some area

    • @roysmith3767
      @roysmith3767 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Search . ' What the Media Won't Tell You about Saudi Arabia . '

    • @Star53775
      @Star53775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@roysmith3767 search what

    • @roysmith3767
      @roysmith3767 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Star53775 This is what you search . Search on TH-cam Watch . " What the Media Won't Tell You About Saudi Arabia .
      Search on TH-cam . . ' Inside Saudi Arabia . : Butchery , Slavery & History of Revolt . '

  • @jabig1
    @jabig1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They should try using desalination of ocean water

    • @قآھړآلْطۈآغڀٿ
      @قآھړآلْطۈآغڀٿ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its already using that, there is no problem in water

    • @samratpatel8060
      @samratpatel8060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Desalination has 1 problem, the water near the coast becomes so salty , that aquatic animal starts dying

    • @MrNote-lz7lh
      @MrNote-lz7lh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@samratpatel8060
      Sucks to be an aquatic animal there I guess. I don't see why that would stop humans though.

  • @Optim40
    @Optim40 ปีที่แล้ว

    There should be no such thing as a water problem anywhere. We are surrounded by an ocean somewhere and have the intelligence and technology to have water anywhere if we wanted to. The only thing getting in the way is excuses.

  • @carmelotreviso
    @carmelotreviso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Trade water for oil.

  • @MrDiederikDuck
    @MrDiederikDuck 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't believe this. You post a video... With a title in huge capitals. And then you have typo in that title.

  • @dasrubberduck7331
    @dasrubberduck7331 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Of course there’s no water, YOU LIVE IN A DESERT!

  • @tangobayus
    @tangobayus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    First, cover the canals. Second, stop growing in soil.

  • @danymoutran2154
    @danymoutran2154 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Inaccurate report , never ever had any water disruption in KSA either Jeddah or Riyadh or any other region. 1 st every 9 days??

  • @bmunson4920
    @bmunson4920 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    'Enough to fill Lake Erie in the United States"
    Could it also fill the half of Lake in Canada?

    • @jamied8678
      @jamied8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like the way Americans just think that everybody around the world is going to know how big that amount of water is . It would be like me saying it is the same amount that flows down the Murray River in Australia, it's the third biggest in the world but no one actually has ever heard it

    • @bmunson4920
      @bmunson4920 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamied8678 OMG - the Murray may be the 3rd largest in South Australia, but by no means is it the 3rd largest in the world. I have seen it many times - it is smaller than the Kaministiquia River in my home town, and that isn't even the largest river that flows into lake Superior.

    • @jamied8678
      @jamied8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bmunson4920 well that's what the bloody sign said lol now I just checked it's the longest in Australia and as far as I know we only have one river in South Australia . Still no one's ever heard of it because no one knows anything about Australia

    • @bmunson4920
      @bmunson4920 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamied8678 'The longest river in the driest state in the driest continent"...That's the "tallest midget" award somewhere! I have seen the Murray at several places, and its what is called a backyard creek in Canada...No knock, Oz has plenty of things to recommend it - sunshine and great beaches, but creeks (there are no actual rivers in OZ! At least what much of the rest of the world would call a river) is not one of them...

    • @jamied8678
      @jamied8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bmunson4920
      The River Murray is Australia’s longest river. It’s 2508 kilometres long, spanning New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Almost 2000 km is navigable, making it the third longest navigable river on the planet, with only the Amazon and Nile rivers ahead of it. ..... Again I'm big enough of a man to admit I got this wrong but it's obvious that your Rivers aren't as big an amazing if you can't sail down them .now I suggest you stop being so American in your approach and understand that you come from better people .

  • @knuppel8875
    @knuppel8875 ปีที่แล้ว

    farm fields in saudi arabia is absolutely insane xD

  • @abosij
    @abosij 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seriously- what do they do with all that brine?? Can’t throw it back in the ocean!

  • @mucholangs
    @mucholangs 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And some people say there is no God. If humans have full control, how come nobody can manufacture water?

  • @Maniacguy2777
    @Maniacguy2777 ปีที่แล้ว

    Zam zam water is the holy shrine water in Makkah

  • @HexaDecimus
    @HexaDecimus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You spelt thirst wrong in the thumbnail

  • @robertodebeers2551
    @robertodebeers2551 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    And now Saudi Arabia is doing this in Arizona. Check it out.

  • @wazzap1991
    @wazzap1991 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh boy, i miss playing SimCity

  • @Hichmet
    @Hichmet ปีที่แล้ว

    This sounds like it’s based on decades old intel. Replenishment of the reservoirs is not taken into account here.

  • @replica1052
    @replica1052 ปีที่แล้ว

    (solar panels in deserts give shade and shelter to crop and animals )

  • @thehumancanary131
    @thehumancanary131 ปีที่แล้ว

    When the video author can't even spell "thirst" in the header - then it's time to move on to another video without giving it a second chance...

  • @juliam1395
    @juliam1395 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Desalination is the answer and they are already doing it in large scale and energy resource is very cheap over there.

  • @nelldesnell2569
    @nelldesnell2569 ปีที่แล้ว

    they really just stole the NEO video on Saudi Arabia's water scarcity