After taking the water footprint assessment I was shocked at the results. This was because I was below the US daily average and not above like I predicted. Personally, I use 1,749 gallons per day while the US average is 1,802 gallons per day. I thought I would be higher than average due to the amount of meat I eat as I eat meat with every meal everyday typically. However, I believe this offset by the short showers I take and low amount of driving I do. In my region of specialization however, my use of water would be entirely unsustainable. The highest use of water in my region is by Syria at 25×10^9 m3 of water per year which pales in comparison to that of the US, China, and India. The other countries in my region like Israel, Lebanon, and Jordan use less cumulatively than that of Syria. Each country uses less than 2.5×10^9 m3 of water with Jordan using the least at 1.2×10^9 m3 of water per year. These water footprints highlight the water scarcity in the region as each country uses a fraction of larger nations and even other regional neighbors such as Egypt.

Due to the water scarcity seen in this region it is reasonable to assume that water will become a valuable commodity in this area and in the coming years more attention may be payed by the governments towards the water issue. If not, these countries are bound to see high levels of social unrest as water becomes more scarce. Additionally, countries may seek to use water more efficiently to conserve the already low amounts of water as farming is a large drain on a countries water supply. The countries in this region may also seek to begin trading for water or search for outside funding to sponsor the construction of water refinement plants or desalinization plants for a country such as Israel. Overall, the water scarcity issue in the Levant is an immense problem facing these countries and more attention must be put to the issue to ensure security for the region and countries alike.