MENA in Focus: Key Takeaways from the UN 2023 Water Conference A range of challenges were presented: the region is water scarce, and the two main river systems, the Nile and the Tigris/Euphrates, are drying up … Countries: Egypt - Israel - Morocco - Palestine - Turkey - UAE - April 4, 2023
Turkey Water Report Turkey implements policies aimed at reducing water loss and leakages in all sectors, with a particular focus on mitigating the impact of climate … Countries: Turkey - October 12, 2022
What Does the Future Hold for Water in Turkey? With drought putting additional pressure on rising urban water needs, the problem of meeting the water demand could become critical. Raising … Countries: Turkey - October 12, 2022
Shared Water Resources in Turkey Turkey has five transboundary river basins. These basins occupy an important position in Turkey’s international relations because of their … Countries: Turkey - October 12, 2022
Water Challenges in Turkey Groundwater resources are subject to intense use for agricultural purposes. Due to overextraction, most of the groundwater resources are threatened … Countries: Turkey - October 12, 2022
Water Management in Turkey The ministry’s primary responsibilities include ensuring water management coordination, preparing river basin management plans, developing measures … Countries: Turkey - October 12, 2022
Water Infrastructure in Turkey While the water supply is already insufficient to satisfy the needs of the population, unplanned urban growth negatively affects the quantity and … Countries: Turkey - October 12, 2022
Water Use in Turkey According to TÜİK forecasts, Turkey’s population will reach approximately 90 million in 2030, and accessible water will decrease from 1,404 cubic … Countries: Turkey - October 12, 2022
Water Quality in Turkey Groundwater quality has deteriorated as a result of excessive abstraction for domestic and agricultural purposes, resulting in aquifer salinization in … Countries: Turkey - October 12, 2022
Water Resources in Turkey In a country where agriculture accounts for more than 73% of the country’s water use, significant efforts should be made to improve efficiency, as … Countries: Turkey - October 12, 2022
Summer of Drought: Lessons from Iran and Turkey? What is causing the increase in drought and water scarcity in both countries? We could point at climate change as a main cause, due to higher … Countries: Iran - Turkey - August 23, 2022
What role for environmental peacebuilding in addressing the water challenges of the Middle East? Balancing local and regional environmental peacebuilding with the risks of persecution or social ostracism thus remains a challenge for civil society … Countries: Iraq - Israel - Jordan - Lebanon - Palestine - Syria - Turkey - April 13, 2022
The Asi River and the Turkey-Syria Friendship Dam For many years, negotiations between Turkey and Syria over the Orontes or Asi River were linked to issues concerning the Euphrates and Tigris rivers … Countries: Syria - Turkey - April 3, 2017
