▁the ▁nation ▁states ▁involved . ▁The ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁records ▁that ▁the ▁total ▁global ▁economic ▁loss ▁associated ▁with ▁in ade qu ate ▁water ▁politics , ▁supply ▁and ▁san itation ▁is ▁estimated ▁at ▁$ 2 6 0 ▁billion ▁ann ually ▁US D . ▁The ▁Jordan ▁River ▁conflict ▁demonstr ates ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁efficient ▁trans bound ary ▁water ▁politics , ▁which ▁has ▁contributed ▁to ▁this ▁annual ▁global ▁economic ▁loss . ▁Currently , ▁negoti ations ▁have ▁attempted ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁fair ▁divide ▁and ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan ▁River , ▁but ▁have ▁had ▁little ▁success . ▁ ▁Ar al ▁Sea ▁▁ ▁The ▁water ▁conflict ▁in ▁the ▁Ar al ▁Sea ▁is ▁an ▁on going ▁trans bound ary ▁conflict ▁starting ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁between ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁K yr gy z stan , ▁Turk men istan , ▁T aj ik istan ▁and ▁U z bek istan . ▁Social ▁causes ▁such ▁as ▁economic ▁development , ▁population ▁growth , ▁electric ity ▁demand , ▁and ▁poll ution ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁water ▁scarc ity . ▁The ▁water ▁scarc ity ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁limited ▁avail ability ▁to ▁allocate ▁water ▁efficiently ▁between ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁countries . ▁The ▁water ▁scarc ity ▁has ▁impact ed ▁many ▁aspects ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁resources ▁such ▁as ; ▁fish , ▁b iod iversity , ▁water , ▁air ▁poll ution , ▁forest ry , ▁agricult ural ▁land ▁and ▁e cos ystem ▁avail ability . ▁The ▁impact ▁of ▁poor ▁water ▁politics ▁and ▁management ▁has ▁neg atively ▁influenced ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁countries ▁and ▁has ▁created ▁stress