Bahrain - Environment
As far as the environment of Bahrain is concerned, there have been 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. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands.
About the environment of Bahrain
Climate We have arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
Revenue from forest resources 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 951,943 tons (2016 est.)
Total renewable water resources 120 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 280 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 140 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 51.82 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 31.69 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 15.47 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 11.3% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 2.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 3.9% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 5.3% (2018 est.)
Forest 0.7% (2018 est.)
Other 88% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 89.9% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 709,000 MANAMA (capital) (2023).
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Bahrain is found in Western Asia