An evaluation of Climate Change and Water Scarcity as a causative factor of Political Instability in the Middle East Region: The Case of Syria

The Middle East region has been thrown into a theatre of conflicts in recent decades, with almost all the countries affected by one conflict or other. Notable among them is Arab spring, which saw toppling most dictatorial regimes region, others include Yemen, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Palestine, others. true causative factors these and political upheavals have still debated. It predicating on this background that paper seeks to; trace root(s) Region. links exacerbating effects climate change, water scarcity to instability general. traces genesis worst global faming 100 years, drove food crises, especially bread an all-time high. situation identified resulted scarcity, as well forced both crop animals’ farmers out their source living Syria.