The forecast through June indicates that water surpluses in the region will shrink overall, but persist from central Turkey through Syria, northeastern Iraq, western Iran, the Caspian Coast, and Iranian provinces near the Persian Gulf. Exceptional deficits will increase in central Saudi Arabia.
Middle East: Widespread water deficits forecast, including exceptional deficits in Yemen and western Oman
Widespread moderate to exceptional water deficits are forecast across much of the Middle East and Turkey through October 2016. Surpluses are forecast along the Iraq-Iran border and a small region in northeast Turkey. Exceptional water deficits are forecast on the Arabian Peninsula in April, encompassing all of Yemen and western Oman.