Groundwater of the MENA region This invisible, yet reliable source of freshwater is under immense pressure due to overexploitation, deterioration of quality, climate change, and … Tags: Aquifer - Groundwater - June 6, 2022
Water Resources in Jordan Most of the water resources in Jordan are shared with neighbouring countries, leading to additional challenges as water scarcity increases. Tags: Groundwater - Refugees - Traditional Systems - Water Crisis - Water Scarcity - June 2, 2022
Water Quality in Jordan As demand for water continues to grow and supplies shrink, water quality is likely to continue to decrease. This reality highlights the need to … Tags: Groundwater - Wastewater - Water Scarcity - June 2, 2022
Water Resources in Sudan Sudan’s main water resources are surface water, including rainfall, rivers, seasonal wadis and khors, lakes and wetlands. Groundwater is also widely … Tags: Groundwater - Nile River - Precipitation - Rivers - August 31, 2021
Water Resources in Qatar There are no fresh surface water resources in Qatar, which makes rainfall and groundwater recharge the main freshwater resources. The country’s … Tags: Desalination - Groundwater - Wastewater - August 9, 2021
Shared Water Resources in Qatar The Umm er Radhuma-Dammam Aquifer System extends from northern Iraq to the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula over a distance of 2,200 km. … Tags: Aquifer - Groundwater - Salinity - Transboundary Waters - August 9, 2021
Water Resources in KSA Surface runoff at dams is the main surface water resource in KSA. The recorded average rainfall in 2019 was 59 mm, and the surface runoff at dams was … Tags: Desalination - Groundwater - Wastewater - June 28, 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
Shared Water Resources in KSA The southern section of the Umm er Radhuma-Dammam Aquifer System spreads from the Gulf Coast in the north and the Oman Mountains in the south-east … Tags: Aquifer - Groundwater - Salinity - Transboundary Waters - Water Diplomacy - June 28, 2021
Water Resources in Kuwait Freshwater resources in Kuwait are very scarce due to low precipitation, a high rate of evaporation and the dry sandy nature of the topsoil. Kuwait … Tags: Desalination - Groundwater - Wastewater - December 24, 2020
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 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 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
Shared Water Resources in Libya Libya has no shared surface water but shares groundwater with several of its neighbours. The North Sahara Basin extends over an area of more than 1 … Tags: Aquifer - Conflict - Groundwater - August 25, 2020
Water Resources in Tunisia Surface water resources are also constrained by the irregularity in rainfall between months and years. Moreover, surface water resources have a very … Tags: Groundwater - Wastewater - Water Scarcity - March 4, 2020
Shared Water Resources in Tunisia The major North-Western Sahara Aquifer System covers over 1 million km2, of which 700,000 are in Algeria, 80,000 in Tunisia and 250,000 in Libya. Tags: Aquifer - Groundwater - Water Diplomacy - March 4, 2020
Water Resources in Bahrain Non-conventional water resources in Bahrain consist mainly of desalination and treated municipal wastewater. Industrial wastewater and irrigation … Tags: Desalination - Groundwater - Wastewater - Water Scarcity - Water Treatment Plants - January 15, 2020
Water Resources in Yemen The combination of high population growth and exhaustion of water resources has contributed to a water crisis that may be one of the most catastrophic … Tags: Desalination - Groundwater - Rainwater Harvesting - Wastewater - December 10, 2019
Water Resources in Morocco The amount of water that is technically and economically exploitable is 80% of current available resources. This reveals the constraints on water … Tags: Basin - Desalination - Groundwater - Precipitation - Wastewater - September 17, 2019
Shared Water Resources in Morocco the Bounaim-Tafna basin, which is located in the north-east of Morocco and the north-west of Algeria and covers 2,650 km² (approximately 70% of which … Tags: Aquifer - Groundwater - Transboundary Waters - September 17, 2019
