Water scarcity in the Middle East brings Israel and Arab neighbors together

Experts and politicians discussed ways to deal with the region's scarcity of water. The Atlantic Council's N-7 Initiative hosted participants from the U.S., Israel and 10 Muslim majority in the UAE to look for solutions.

The Atlantic Council’s N-7 Initiative hosted a conference this week in the United Arab Emirates aimed at promoting cooperation between Israel and the Arab world in order to find results that serve a broader community of people. (Courtesy: The N7 Initiative.) ((Courtesy: The N-7 initiative.)) Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses the N7 meeting on water scarcity. (Courtesy: The N-7 initiative.) ((Courtesy: The N-7 initiative.)) The N-7 initiative looks to find solutions food and water security in Mideast. (Courtesy: The N-7 initiative.) (Courtesy: The N7 Initiative.) Trey Yingst currently serves as a foreign correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in August 2018.

"Our goal is to produce innovative regional solutions to the shared challenges of climate change, water scarcity, and food insecurity," Oren Eisner, President of the Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation, said in a statement.

Event organizers said the government experts, civil society participants and private-sector members have produced actionable items aimed at positively impacting the lives of civilians across the region.