Water Infrastructure in Iraq Mosul Dam, Iraq’s largest dam with a capacity of 11 km³, poses a significant flood threat. The dam was built over beds of gypsum, which can … Tags: Dams - Traditional Systems - Water Treatment Plants - December 6, 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 … Tags: Dams - Irrigation - October 12, 2022
Water Infrastructure in Lebanon Dams are proposed as a new water resource to cover future water needs and make up the water deficit. The NWSS 2020 clearly states that surface water … Tags: Dams - Water Strategy - Water Treatment Plants - July 27, 2022
Water Infrastructure in Sudan The Dams like Sennar, Jebel Awlia, Khashm al-Girba, Roseires, Merowe and The Atbara/Setit Dam are the main water infrastructure in Sudan Tags: Dams - Irrigation - Water Treatment Plants - August 31, 2021
Water Infrastructure in Iran Dams have always played an important role in harnessing precious Iranian water reserves, and the long-term objective of Iran’s water resources … Tags: Dams - Floods - Hydropower - Sewage - August 9, 2021
Water Infrastructure in KSA Between 1980 and 2011, 30 desalination plants were built along the coasts of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, producing the largest quantity of … Tags: Dams - Desalination - Water Treatment Plants - June 28, 2021
Water Resources in Libya Libya has no rivers, and its surface run-off is limited to short floods following extreme rainstorms in the winter. This puts the total contribution … Tags: Dams - Desalination - Groundwater - Water Treatment Plants - August 25, 2020
Water Infrastructure in Libya Traditional systems are widely used to collect water for irrigation and domestic use. Underground cisterns (fasqiya) collect rainfall in houses … Tags: Dams - Traditional Systems - Water Treatment Plants - August 25, 2020
Water Infrastructure in Tunisia The Tunisian government has made significant efforts since independence in 1956 to mobilize water resources by building large and small dams, … Tags: Dams - Rainwater Harvesting - Traditional Systems - March 4, 2020
Water Infrastructure in Yemen Marib dam is the first water harvesting system in history was built in the Arab region. Recent archaeological excavations discovered ruins of … Tags: Dams - Irrigation - Traditional Systems - Wastewater - December 10, 2019
Water Infrastructure in Morocco Khettaras (or qanats) are a succession of wells linked by underground canals that lead to field Tags: Dams - Irrigation - Traditional Systems - Water Treatment Plants - September 17, 2019
Water Infrastructure in Algeria The water infrastructure in Algeria includes 80 dams , 8800 boreholes, 11 desalination plants, 21 transfers (upstream and downstream of dams) and 100 … Tags: Dams - Traditional Systems - July 30, 2019
First Mesopotamian Water Forum addresses key challenges to regional water management Held from 6-8 April 2019 at the University of Sulaimani, the forum set out to address some of these challenges in the 21st century and to promote … Tags: Dams - Euphrates - Kurdistan - Rivers - Tigris - Water Diplomacy - July 22, 2019
Water Infrastructure in Syria Syria has, like most MENA countries, invested heavily in technology and infrastructure to store and divert water resources and to deliver water … Tags: Dams - Traditional Systems - March 22, 2019
Water Resources in Oman groundwater is the main water resource in Oman used for domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes. Tags: Dams - Desalination - Groundwater - Traditional Systems - Wastewater - May 7, 2018
Water Infrastructure in Oman Among the major water infrastructure is a large number of desalination plants, including nine plants in operation that produce more than 100,000 m3/d Tags: Dams - Traditional Systems - May 7, 2018
Water scarcity and conflict in the Middle East: The story of Khuzestan What makes this particularly painful for that residents of Khuzestan is that the dams on the Karun are not only used for generating energy and … Tags: Dams - Drought - Water Crisis - Water Scarcity - January 11, 2018
Water Infrastructure in UAE Traditional water systems, or aflaj, are man-made canals or waterways that may run above or below ground and are type of water infrastructure in UAE. Tags: Dams - Traditional Systems - October 17, 2017
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 … Tags: Dams - Hydropower - Rivers - Water Diplomacy - April 3, 2017
