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 … Tags: Policy - Transboundary Waters - July 6, 2023
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, … Tags: Groundwater - Policy - July 5, 2023
Palestine Water Report Currently, Israel uses approximately 85% of the West Bank’s available water resources, leaving only about 15% for Palestinians. Following the … Tags: Gaza - Policy - West Bank - June 5, 2023
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 … Tags: Conflict - Policy - Transboundary Waters - June 5, 2023
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 … Tags: Policy - April 11, 2023
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 … Tags: Finance - Policy - Water Strategy - December 6, 2022
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 … Tags: Policy - Water Strategy - October 12, 2022
Water Management in Turkey The ministry’s primary responsibilities include ensuring water management coordination, preparing river basin management plans, developing measures … Tags: Policy - Water Governance - Water Strategy - October 12, 2022
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 These can be summarized as data inconsistency, outdated and insufficient infrastructure, poorly … Tags: Education - Policy - Water Efficiency - July 27, 2022
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 … Tags: Policy - Water Governance - Water Strategy - July 27, 2022
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 … Tags: Economy - Geography - Policy - Population - Water Scarcity - June 2, 2022
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 … Tags: Policy - Water Governance - Water Strategy - June 2, 2022
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 … Tags: Finance - Policy - Water Governance - August 31, 2021
Water Management in Iran According to Iran’s water legislation, three ministries are directly responsible for water resources assessment and development, and namely are : … Tags: Policy - Water Governance - Water Strategy - August 9, 2021
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. … Tags: Drought - Policy - Water Efficiency - August 9, 2021
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 … Tags: Policy - Water Governance - August 9, 2021
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 … Tags: Policy - Water Strategy - August 9, 2021
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 … Tags: Policy - Water Governance - 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 Management in Kuwait Regarding water management, it is responsible for the design and evaluation of farm irrigation systems, testing irrigation equipment, crop water … Tags: Policy - Water Governance - December 24, 2020
