W ater ▁Co operation ▁for ▁a ▁Sec ure ▁World " ▁published ▁by ▁Str ateg ic ▁For es ight ▁Group ▁shows ▁that ▁active ▁water ▁co operation ▁between ▁countries ▁sharing ▁trans - bound ary ▁water ▁resources ▁is ▁directly ▁correl ated ▁with ▁security ▁and ▁peace ▁of ▁nations ▁involved . ▁Con vers ely , ▁absence ▁of ▁active ▁water ▁co operation ▁is ▁directly ▁correl ated ▁with ▁risk ▁of ▁war ▁between ▁countries ▁sharing ▁trans - bound ary ▁water ▁resources . ▁This ▁conclusion ▁is ▁reached ▁after ▁exam ining ▁trans - bound ary ▁water ▁relations ▁in ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁shared ▁river ▁bas ins ▁in ▁ 1 4 8 ▁countries . ▁Count ries ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁face ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁war ▁as ▁they ▁have ▁avoided ▁regional ▁co operation ▁for ▁too ▁long . ▁The ▁report ▁provides ▁examples ▁of ▁successful ▁co operation , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁has ▁little ▁water , ▁and ▁d ams ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁have ▁reduced ▁its ▁available ▁water ▁sources ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁Con front ed ▁by ▁this ▁lack ▁of ▁water , ▁Jordan ▁is ▁prepar ing ▁new ▁techniques ▁to ▁use ▁non - con vent ional ▁water ▁resources , ▁such ▁as ▁second - hand ▁use ▁of ▁ir rig ation ▁water ▁and ▁des alin ization ▁techniques , ▁which ▁are ▁very ▁cost ly ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁yet ▁used . ▁A ▁des alin ization ▁project ▁will ▁soon ▁be ▁started ▁in ▁His ban , ▁south ▁of ▁Am man . ▁The ▁Dis i ▁ground water ▁project , ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Jordan , ▁will