Water Challenges in Iraq Decades of war, sanctions and political instability have had profound impacts on water management in Iraq, turning its water system from one of the … Tags: Climate Change - Finance - Water Efficiency - December 6, 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 These can be summarized as data inconsistency, outdated and insufficient infrastructure, poorly … Tags: Education - Policy - Water Efficiency - July 27, 2022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 Challenges in Sudan Desertification has thus become a chronic and increasing frontline problem. Rapidly growing human and livestock populations on the one hand and … Tags: Climate Change - Conflict - Drought - Water Efficiency - August 31, 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 Challenges in Qatar As outlined in the previous sections, Qatar faces several challenges to its limited and overexploited water resources. These are described in more … Tags: Desalination - Water Efficiency - Water Scarcity - August 9, 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 Challenges in Kuwait The main water challenges that Kuwait faces is rising water scarcity and the increasing financial, economic and environmental impacts associated with … Tags: Desalination - Policy - Water Efficiency - December 24, 2020
Water Challenges in Tunisia Inefficient water use: network leakages, agricultural waste … Tags: Climate Change - Education - Water Efficiency - March 4, 2020
What Does the Future Hold for Water in Bahrain? Until recently, Bahrain pursued a policy of supply augmentation and maximization to reduce the gap between available water sources and escalating … Tags: Policy - Water Efficiency - January 15, 2020
Water Challenges in Yemen Many of these challenges will need to be addressed if the government is to respond effectively to climate change. Yemen submitted its National … Tags: Climate Change - Education - Water Efficiency - December 10, 2019
Water Challenges in Morocco There are substantial water losses, mostly leakages, in the drinking water and irrigation transport and distribution networks. In the irrigation … Tags: Climate Change - Education - Water Efficiency - September 17, 2019
Water Challenges in Algeria The greatest water challenge in Algeria is responding to growing demand. This demand is mainly being driven by population growth and rural-to-urban … Tags: Climate Change - Water Efficiency - June 30, 2019
Water Challenges in Syria Low water productivity in agriculture is a major challenge facing water management in Syria. Net returns for crops are generally quite low. Cotton and … Tags: Climate Change - Conflict - Water Efficiency - March 22, 2019
Water Challenges in Egypt Egypt faces significant challenges to water resource development and use, the solution to which requires the mobilization of other natural resources, … Tags: Climate Change - Water Efficiency - December 20, 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
Interview with Manal al-Bulushi, Winner of the Omani Young Water Researcher Award Fanack Water interviewed the ambitious al-Bulushi during the event, asking her about her project, her aspirations and vision. Tags: Water Efficiency - January 18, 2018
Water Use in UAE Irrigated agriculture is the primary water consumer, with an average of around 60% of total water use, where 39% is used for productive agriculture, … Tags: Agriculture - Irrigation - Water Efficiency - October 17, 2017
Water Challenges in UAE Groundwater levels in different regions of the UAE have dropped by 60 metres on average. This poses a significant challenge. Tags: Climate Change - Education - Water Efficiency - October 17, 2017
Further Reading Further Reading Tags: Desalination - Policy - Pollution - Sustainability - Water Efficiency - October 19, 2015
