ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/SDPD/2010/Technical Paper.2
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Information material
Cluster: 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: Climate change, Natural resource sustainability
Initiatives: Water Resources Management Tools
SDGs: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action
Keywords: Arab countries, Climate change, Food security, Health, Natural disasters, Sanitation, Shared water resources, Water quality management, Water supply
Shared water resources management
January 2010
This document contains fact sheets on important water challenges facing the Arab region. For example, climate change is one of the challenges that affects the availability of water resources, and the rise of water-related disasters. In addition, sanitation is a major challenge given the rapid growth in economic and social development. Also, the water demand is increasing in the agricultural, domestic and industrial sectors, yet the Arab countries witness water scarcity as many of them are listed among the poorest in freshwater resources.
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This document contains fact sheets on important water challenges facing the Arab region. For example, climate change is one of the challenges that affects the availability of water resources, and the rise of water-related disasters. In addition, sanitation is a major challenge given the rapid growth in economic and social development. Also, the water demand is increasing in the agricultural, domestic and industrial sectors, yet the Arab countries witness water scarcity as many of them are listed among the poorest in freshwater resources.
