Tunisia’s Vulnerable Groups Bear the Brunt of Climate Change The water crisis will disproportionately impact impoverished communities, even in non-agricultural societies. For instance, the recent ban on washing … Tags: Climate Change - Environment - May 15, 2023
Water Quality in Turkey Groundwater quality has deteriorated as a result of excessive abstraction for domestic and agricultural purposes, resulting in aquifer salinization in … Tags: Environment - Pollution - October 12, 2022
Water Quality in Lebanon The main sources of pollution are domestic wastewater, solid waste and point source contamination from industrial, health care and tourist facilities … Tags: Environment - Pollution - July 27, 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 … Tags: Conflict - Environment - April 13, 2022
Water Quality in Sudan Data on surface water quality is both scarce and old. These were mainly on the White and Blue Niles . Water characteristics are subject to the source … Tags: Environment - Pollution - August 31, 2021
Water Quality in KSA Water quality in KSA is acceptable for drinking with respect to chemical characteristics. However, bacteriological contamination has been detected in … Tags: Environment - Groundwater - Pollution - June 28, 2021
Water Challenges in KSA Despite the fact that 99.84 % of Saudis have access to potable water,[1] KSA is classified as one of the most water-scarce nations in the world. The … Tags: Environment - Policy - Water Efficiency - Water Scarcity - June 20, 2021
Water Quality in Kuwait Many desalination plants, power plants, recreational facilities, hospitals and other urban and industrial facilities have been constructed along the … Tags: Environment - Groundwater - Pollution - Wastewater - December 24, 2020
Water Quality in Libya In a largely arid country like Libya, clean water is most valuable for meeting human needs and agricultural production. Contamination from seawater … Tags: Aquifer - Environment - Groundwater - Water Treatment Plants - August 25, 2020
Water Quality in Tunisia Surface water quality varies across Tunisia, with the highest quality having salinity less than 1.5 grams per litre (g/L) and representing 72% of … Tags: Environment - Sewage - Wastewater - March 4, 2020
Water Quality in Bahrain Faced with groundwater quality deterioration and escalating municipal water demand, the municipal water authorities implemented a policy that in the … Tags: Environment - Salinity - January 15, 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 Quality in Yemen There are no networks monitoring surface water quality in Yemen, as far as is known. Various projects have measured surface water salinity but only at … Tags: Environment - Pollution - Salinity - December 10, 2019
Meet the Iraqi Activists Who Are Standing Up for the Environment The year 2018 was marked by a severe drought in Iraq, a formerly water-rich country. The water crisis is complex, however, with multiple causes and … Tags: Environment - Marshes - Water Crisis - September 2, 2019
Water Quality in Syria Available water quality data clearly reveal that groundwater and surface water pollution is a common phenomenon across the country. Tags: Environment - Euphrates - Pollution - Salinity - Tigris - Wastewater - March 22, 2019
Water Quality in Egypt In general, surface water quality deteriorates as one moves downstream, with the worst pollution occurring at the Northern Lakes. Domestic water … Tags: Environment - Pollution - Sewage - Wastewater - December 20, 2018
Water Quality in Oman The use of agrochemicals, both fertilizers and pesticides, is a widespread and potentially serious hazard to groundwater quality where, as is the case … Tags: Environment - Salinity - Sewage - Wastewater - May 7, 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
Water Quality in UAE Groundwater quality in the shallow and deep aquifer systems, particularly in the Bajada region, ranges from 600 to 2000 parts per million (ppm). … Tags: Environment - Pollution - October 17, 2017
Gaza’s Water Crisis The water crisis in Gaza is steadily worsening for the past decade. The causes are rapid population growth; the overpumping and pollution of local … Tags: Conflict - Environment - Gaza - Water Crisis - September 15, 2015
