The correct answer to this open question is the following.
The unequal distribution of water has impacted society in the Middle East/Southwest Asia because water is scarce in this desertic area of the Middle East. Indeed, the Middle East just has just 1% of the planet's freshwater deposits. And there are many countries trying to get fresh water for their people: Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Iran, and many others. This issue has created some problems in the past, even international conflicts. In a desertic area like the Middle East. Rivers like the Tigris and Euphrates are the only source of fresh water. The big problem is that all the Middle East countries fight each other to get that clean freshwater.