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Environment - current issues Bahrain, in 34 editions.
The entry for Bahrain published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 8
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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1995 edition
Rewritten since 1993The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Environment”
- subsurface water sources being rapidly depleted (requires development of desalination facilities);
- dust storms;
- desertification
subsurface water sources being rapidly depleted (requires development of desalination facilities); dust storms; desertification
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Environment”
- subsurface water sources being rapidly depleted (requires development of desalination facilities);
- dust storms;
- desertification
subsurface water sources being rapidly depleted (requires development of
desalination facilities); dust storms; desertification
The entry for Bahrain did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms;
- coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations;
- no natural fresh water resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only sources for all water needs
- natural hazards:
- periodic droughts; dust storms
- international agreements:
- party to - Climate Change,
- Hazardous Wastes,
- Law of the Sea,
- Ozone Layer Protection;
- signed,
- but not ratified - Biodiversity
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: desertification resulting from the degradation of
limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal
degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation)
resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil
refineries, and distribution stations; no natural fresh water
resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only sources for
all water needs
natural hazards: periodic droughts; dust storms
international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes,
Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified -
Biodiversity
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms;
- coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations;
- no natural fresh water resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only sources for all water needs
- natural hazards:
- periodic droughts; dust storms
- international agreements:
- party to - Climate Change,
- Hazardous Wastes,
- Law of the Sea,
- Ozone Layer Protection;
- signed,
- but not ratified - Biodiversity
current issues: desertification resulting from the degradation of
limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal
degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation)
resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil
oil refineries, and distribution stations; no natural fresh water
resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only sources for
all water needs
natural hazards: periodic droughts; dust storms
international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes,
Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not
ratified -
- desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms;
- coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations;
- no natural fresh water resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only sources for all water needs
current issues: desertification resulting from the
degradation of
storms; coastal
sea vegetation)
large tankers,
fresh water
sources for
natural hazards: periodic droughts; dust storms
international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Hazardous
Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not
ratified - Biodiversity
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms;
- coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations;
- no natural fresh water resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only sources for all water needs
desertification resulting from the
degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust
storms; coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and
sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from
large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; no natural
fresh water resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only
sources for all water needs
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms;
- coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations;
- no natural fresh water resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only sources for all water needs
desertification resulting from the
degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust
storms; coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and
sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from
large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; no natural
fresh water resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only
sources for all water needs
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
- desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms;
- coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations;
- no natural fresh water resources so that groundwater and sea water are the only sources for all water needs
desertification resulting from the
The same text in 6 editions, 2002 to 2007.
- desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms;
- coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations;
- lack of freshwater resources, groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs
desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; no natural fresh water resources so that lack of freshwater resources, groundwater and sea water seawater are the only sources for all water needs
The same text in 10 editions, 2008 to 2017.
- desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms;
- coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations;
- lack of freshwater resources (groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs)
desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; lack of freshwater resources, groundwater resources (groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs needs)
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms;
- coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations;
- lack of freshwater resources (groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs);
- lowered water table leaves aquifers vulnerable to saline contamination;
- desalinization provides some 90% of the country's freshwater
desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; lack of freshwater resources (groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs) needs); lowered water table leaves aquifers vulnerable to saline contamination; desalinization provides some 90% of the country's freshwater
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Bahrain: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bahrain/environment-current-issues.