The Eastern Mediterranean is mostly arid and semi-arid. The precipitation levels are very low in general, with only small areas of this part of the region receiving sufficient amounts of rainfall. The majority of the precipitation is along the western coastal part of the Eastern Mediterranean, mostly the coastal parts of Lebanon, Syria, and in the past few decades Israel as well. The reason for this is that in this part of the region there are mountains, so the warm, wet air masses accumulate and there's sufficient amounts of precipitations. Behind the mountains though it it mostly desert and very dry. Israel naturally doesn't have precipitation in this manner, but by using the technology, this country started to produce artificial conditions for precipitation, increasing the precipitation significantly, turning from desert, to one of the most prosperous agricultural countries in the region.
- Disease rates amongst young children are high as the government cannot afford medicines for them, even for preventable diseases such as measles and diarrhoea. This means Infant mortality is high. 3. - there are lots of children who have yet to have their own children in the future the situation can only grow worse.
