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
Traditional Water Systems in the MENA Region Traditional water systems in the MENA were used for collecting, transporting or storing of water. Several of these techniques have lost their … Tags: Traditional Systems - July 14, 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 Infrastructure in Jordan Jordan plans to invest heavily in developing and maintaining the current water infrastructure, as the level of wastage of water resources is costly. … Tags: Traditional Systems - June 2, 2022
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
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 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