Title: Southwest Asia: Oil Wealth Fuels Change
Headings: Southwest Asia: Oil Wealth Fuels Change
Southwest Asia: Oil Wealth Fuels Change
Meeting the Global Demand
Using Oil Wealth to Diversify
MODERNIZING THE INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPING RESOURCES
HUMAN RESOURCES

Content: It has also built desalinization plants that remove the salt from seawater and provide water for cities and industrial use. Other nations have constructed airports, shopping malls, and port facilities. These efforts are not always well coordinated, though. Some years ago, the UAE built four international airports to serve an area about the size of the state of Maine. Needless to say, these airports are greatly underused. Toward the end of the 20th century, nations in the region began putting together information technology systems to serve businesses. Dubai launched a plan in 2000 called Internet City. The plan made it possible for its government to conduct business on-line. DEVELOPING RESOURCES
To create a diversified economy, nations of the area have to develop resources besides oil. One of the greatest needs is to develop agriculture.