There is no one cause to this water crisis; causes come both from man and nature. Severe drought, population growth, regional conflicts, and governmental conflicts are all causes to the overall problem that is the water crisis in all of the affected area. Each of these contribute to the water crisis and each bring about their own problems. Drought lessens the amount of water fed into the river and lessens water reserves, over population causes the river to get over used, regional conflicts cause the water issue to be overlooked and allows the water to be polluted as well, and government conflicts over water causes disputes and causes the governments to shy away from working together.
I believe the conflict through out history in this region will continue to leave the citizens residing here at risk. I say this because if not all the countries in this region find a permanent solution, then the problem is not fixed. Can all the affected countries put aside their differences to find a solution, or will years of conflict let the river run contaminated until it's dry?
Top Picture: Map of Jordan River
Second Picture: Example of how dirty the water has become
Third Picture: This shows how low the river now is, it used to go all the way up to the spillway on the top right of the picture.
Last Picture: Shows a woman taking a picture of a sewage pipe dumping sewage directly into the river.