The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the eastern Mediterranean
2014
Smith, K. G. |
Barrios, Violeta |
Darwall, W.R.T. |
Numa, Catherine |
The Eastern Mediterranean region supports just over 4.4% of the global human population yet contains only 1.1% of its renewable water resources, which are under constant threat from the impacts of unsustainable water withdrawal, dam development and climate change.