In the Middle East, temperatures are soaring. Will the region remain habitable? In short, a scorching future seems unavoidable if warming is not limited quickly and drastically. Hotter summers are only the beginning. Rainfall is … Tags: Climate Change - January 24, 2023
Water Challenges in Iraq Decades of war, sanctions and political instability have had profound impacts on water management in Iraq, turning its water system from one of the … Tags: Climate Change - Finance - Water Efficiency - December 6, 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 … Tags: Climate Change - Drought - Water Scarcity - August 23, 2022
Water Challenges in Jordan Raising public awareness of the growing water crisis and engaging citizens in water conservation continues to pose a major challenge for the … Tags: Climate Change - Education - Finance - Water Scarcity - June 2, 2022
What Does the Future Hold for Water in Jordan? For Jordan to meet its growing needs it must expand its water supplies by exploiting new resources, while decreasing pressure on the over-extracted … Tags: Climate Change - Refugees - Transboundary Waters - Water Crisis - Water Scarcity - Water Strategy - June 2, 2022
Water Challenges in Sudan Desertification has thus become a chronic and increasing frontline problem. Rapidly growing human and livestock populations on the one hand and … Tags: Climate Change - Conflict - Drought - Water Efficiency - August 31, 2021
Water Management and Challenges in Libya Water governance fell under the General Water Authority (GWA), which was responsible for integrating water resources management and still carries out … Tags: Climate Change - Policy - Water Governance - August 25, 2020
Water Challenges in Tunisia Inefficient water use: network leakages, agricultural waste … Tags: Climate Change - Education - Water Efficiency - March 4, 2020
Water Challenges in Bahrain Inefficient water use in the agricultural sector represents the main water challenge in Bahrain. Irrigation methods, dominated by flood irrigation, Tags: Agriculture - Climate Change - Environment - January 15, 2020
Water Challenges in Yemen Many of these challenges will need to be addressed if the government is to respond effectively to climate change. Yemen submitted its National … Tags: Climate Change - Education - Water Efficiency - December 10, 2019
Water Challenges in Morocco There are substantial water losses, mostly leakages, in the drinking water and irrigation transport and distribution networks. In the irrigation … Tags: Climate Change - Education - Water Efficiency - September 17, 2019
What Does the Future Hold for Water in Algeria? Water in Algeria faces quantity and quality issues, and the unequal and inequitable division and distribution of available resources between sectors … Tags: Climate Change - Water Scarcity - Water Strategy - July 30, 2019
Water Challenges in Algeria The greatest water challenge in Algeria is responding to growing demand. This demand is mainly being driven by population growth and rural-to-urban … Tags: Climate Change - Water Efficiency - June 30, 2019
Water Challenges in Syria Low water productivity in agriculture is a major challenge facing water management in Syria. Net returns for crops are generally quite low. Cotton and … Tags: Climate Change - Conflict - Water Efficiency - March 22, 2019
Water Challenges in Egypt Egypt faces significant challenges to water resource development and use, the solution to which requires the mobilization of other natural resources, … Tags: Climate Change - Water Efficiency - December 20, 2018
What Does the Future Hold for water in Egypt ? Water in Egypt is vulnerable to three main risk factors: High pollution and increasing water costs as a result of pumping water over and over again … Tags: Climate Change - Pollution - Wastewater - Water Strategy - December 20, 2018
Water Challenges in Oman Challenges in Oman’s water sector are numerous.[1] Some of the major ones are: water shortages; energy-intensive desalination; high water … Tags: Agriculture - Climate Change - Education - Environment - Water Efficiency - May 7, 2018
Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources: A New Modelling Study for the Arab Region For the first time, an integrated assessment that includes climate change predictions, hydrological modelling and socio-economic vulnerability has … Tags: Climate Change - October 31, 2017
Water Challenges in UAE Groundwater levels in different regions of the UAE have dropped by 60 metres on average. This poses a significant challenge. Tags: Climate Change - Education - Water Efficiency - October 17, 2017
Homepage Water Tijdelijk Program Official Invite List Register for Event As the most water-scarce region in the world, the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region is … Tags: Climate Change - Conflict - Population - Sustainability - August 18, 2014
