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Partnership between Fanack Water and The Hague Roundtable on Climate & Security

Shared Water Resources in Israel

At least part of each of these shared streams can be defined as highly polluted, posing a health hazard to users, endangering flora and fauna, and …

Shared Water Resources in Egypt

The Nile is shared by nine countries besides Egypt. Each has unique requirements and goals but also common concerns such as rising water demand, …

Palestine Water Report

Currently, Israel uses approximately 85% of the West Bank’s available water resources, leaving only about 15% for Palestinians. Following the …

Shared Water Resources in Palestine

The Oslo Agreement has been criticized for not dealing with the Palestinian water share of the Jordan River, the shared Western and North-Eastern …

Empower a Woman with Water and She Can Change Her City

Cities Alliance’s new brief Empower a Woman with Water and She Can Change Her City, provides an overview of the situation in the region, and share …

Water Management in Iraq

The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR)’s key responsibilities include the efficient allocation of available water resources and the development of …

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 …

Water Management in Turkey

The ministry’s primary responsibilities include ensuring water management coordination, preparing river basin management plans, developing measures …

Water Challenges in Lebanon

The challenges in Lebanon’s water sector are myriad. These can be summarized as data inconsistency, outdated and insufficient infrastructure, poorly …

Water Management in Lebanon

The involvement of so many governmental institutions, and the lack of clear laws and regulations stating the role of each, have resulted in …

Jordan Water Report

Demand for water continues to rise, putting huge pressure on the country’s water resources. The growing gap between supply and demand is mainly due …

Water Management in Jordan

The vision for the water sector is summarized in the National Water Strategy 2016-2025. The strategy covers five pillars and themes: integrated water …

Water Management in Sudan

Water charges for agricultural use are also imposed to recover operational and maintenance costs. Nevertheless, when the government does not provide …

Water Management in Iran

According to Iran’s water legislation, three ministries are directly responsible for water resources assessment and development, and namely are : …

Water Challenges in Iran

Water supply and food security will pose a major challenge in the coming years, which many government officials refer to as a human security issue. …

Water Management in Qatar

The first water-related law introduced in Qatar was Decree No.7, which was adopted in 1963, on defining water tariffs. Since then, Qatar has …

What Does the Future Hold for Water in Qatar?

Over the years, the Qatari government has launched several strategies promoting sustainable and efficient use of water, aimed at achieving water …

Water Management in KSA

Integrated water management in KSA is not carried out efficiently at the national and local levels, nor is there a comprehensive plan for the …

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 …