Road Maps for Water Accounting Designing and Institutionalizing for Sustainable Water Management in MENA Region

 

Opinion

For centuries, the control and delivery of water without the appropriate institutional framework has changed states and economies in many parts of the world. In the 20th century, infrastructure development tamed key river systems and led to huge expansion in irrigation, while population nearly quadrupled. Despite important advances in water management, MENA region is thus becoming a hotspot of challenges posed by goals of sustainable water use. In some countries, withdrawals per capita per annum are already twice the available resources such as Egypt and Jordan. Egypt is an example with decreasing water availability per capita from the present 650m3/year to about 350m3/year in 2037 by expected population growth only. Additional water resources are challenging by natural and/or economic factors forcing water managers and politicians to advocate increasing the overall water efficiency in a sustainable manner.

 

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