A Strategy For Managing Water In The Middle East And North Africa
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Author |
: Jeremy Berkoff |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 80 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: IND:30000035488406 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Strategy for Managing Water in the Middle East and North Africa by : Jeremy Berkoff
Author |
: Banco Mundial |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 72 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:777795156 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis A strategy for managing water in the middle east and north Africa by : Banco Mundial
Author |
: Ellysar Baroudy |
Publisher |
: IDRC |
Total Pages |
: 75 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781552501870 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1552501876 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Managing Water Demand by : Ellysar Baroudy
Managing Water Demand provides a comprehensive account of the tools used to manage water demand in the MENA region. The vast arid and semi-arid regions of the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) constitute 85% of the region's land area and are home to approximately 60% of the region's population. Limited water resources pose severe constraints on people's economic and social progress, testing their resilience and threatening their livelihoods. Rainfall is not only scarce and unpredictable, but the region is also subject to frequent and severe droughts. Available surface water is declining and the over-pumping of groundwater beyond natural recharge rates is occurring, lowering the water table and causing an increase in groundwater salinity and ecological degradation. Water Demand Management (WDM) is about governance and tools that motivate people and their activities to regulate the amount and manner in which they access, use and dispose of water to alleviate pressure on freshwater supplies. It is also about protecting water quality. The development and promotion of such WDM practices, primarily for governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, have constituted the core objectives supported by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its partners through the Water Demand Management Forums. Managing Water Demand provides a comprehensive account of the tools used to manage water demand in the MENA region. A critical review is presented of the efficacy of WDM techniques in the areas of wastewater reuse, water valuation, public-private partnerships and decentralization, and participatory irrigation management. This book will provide some of the necessary knowledge required to further promote WDM in the MENA region, while providing insight into the work required for much needed change to improve water governance.
Author |
: World Bank |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 211 |
Release |
: 2017-12-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781464811814 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1464811814 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond Scarcity by : World Bank
Water has always been a source of risks and opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa. Yet rapidly changing socioeconomic, political, and environmental conditions make water security a different, and more urgent, challenge than ever before. This report shows that achieving water security means much more than coping with water scarcity. It means managing water resources in a sustainable, efficient, and equitable way. It also involves delivering water services reliably and affordably, to reinforce relationships between service providers and water users and contribute to a renewed social contract. Water security also entails mitigating water-related risks such as floods and droughts. Water security is an urgent target, but it is also a target within reach. A host of potential solutions to the region’s water management challenges exist. To make these solutions work, clear incentives are needed to change the way water is managed, conserved, and allocated. To make these solutions work, countries in the region will also need to better engage water users, civil society, and youth. The failure of policies to address water challenges can have severe impacts on people’s well-being and political stability. The strategic question for the region is whether countries will act with foresight and resolve to strengthen water security, or whether they will wait to react to the inevitable disruptions of water crises.
Author |
: Martin Keulertz |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 237 |
Release |
: 2017-10-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317201243 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317201248 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the Middle East and North Africa by : Martin Keulertz
This book discusses key issues concerning water, energy and food in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It provides an interdisciplinary account of current developments in the most water-scarce and conflict-torn region in the world. Key analysts on MENA water, agriculture and energy affairs have been drawn together to compile one of the first edited volumes dedicated to the crucial role of water, energy and food security in the 21st century MENA region. It will be of interest to decision-makers, analysts and students of the future of the Middle East from a broad range of disciplines including the physical and social sciences. This book was previously published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.
Author |
: Fathi Zereini |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 396 |
Release |
: 2013-03-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783662108666 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3662108666 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Water in the Middle East and in North Africa by : Fathi Zereini
This volume presents the latest research related to the current water situation, as well as its significance for the peaceful coexistence of the neighbouring countries. The book focuses on crucial topics: water resources, water protection, water management and water as a source of conflict. Topics such as sewage disposal and soil protection, as well as the transfer of environmental technology are also discussed.
Author |
: International Development Research Centre (Canada) |
Publisher |
: IDRC |
Total Pages |
: 93 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780889368446 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0889368449 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Management of Water Demand in Africa and the Middle East by : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Management of Water Demand in Africa and the Middle East: Current practices and future needs
Author |
: Asit K. Biswas |
Publisher |
: IDRC |
Total Pages |
: 203 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780415461351 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0415461359 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Water as a Human Right for the Middle East and North Africa by : Asit K. Biswas
This book systematically and comprehensively analyzes the legal development of the concept of water as a human right; its implications for the national governments, as well as the impact of the implementation of this concept for international and national organizations.
Author |
: International Development Research Centre (Canada) |
Publisher |
: IDRC |
Total Pages |
: 313 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780889368040 |
ISBN-13 |
: 088936804X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Water Management in Africa and the Middle East by : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Water Management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
Author |
: Dominick de Waal |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2023-05-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781464817403 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1464817405 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa by : Dominick de Waal
Despite massive infrastructure investments, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continue to face unprecedented water scarcity due to climate change, population growth, and socioeconomic development. Current policy regimes for managing water across competing needs are primarily determined by state control of large infrastructure. Policy makers across the region understand the unsustainability of water allocations and that increasing investments in new infrastructure and technologies to increase water supply place a growing financial burden on governments. However, standard solutions for demand management—reallocating water to higher value uses, reducing waste, and increasing tariffs—pose difficult political dilemmas that, more often than not, are left unresolved. Without institutional reform, the region will likely remain in water distress even with increased financing for water sector infrastructure.The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa: Institutional Solutions confronts the persistence and severity of water scarcity in MENA. The report draws on the tools of public economics to address two crucial challenges facing states in MENA: lack of legitimacy and trust. Evidence from the World Values Survey shows that people in the region believe that a key role of government is to keep prices down and that governments are reluctant to raise tariffs because of the risk of widespread protests. Instead of avoiding the “politically sensitive†? issue of water scarcity, this report argues that reform leaders and their external partners can reform national water institutions and draw on local political contestation to establish a new social contract. The crisis and emotive power of water in the region can be used to bolster legitimacy and trust and build a sustainable, inclusive, thriving economy that is resilient to climate change.