Groundwater scarcity in the Middle East

Ahmed A. Al-Taani; Yousef Nazzal; Fares M. Howari

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818172-0.00012-8

Groundwater scarcity in the Middle East

Ahmed A. Al-Taani
, Yousef Nazzal
, Fares M. Howari

Zayed University
Yarmouk University

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13 Scopus citations

Abstract

The lack of natural water supplies in the Middle East and North Africa region is fundamentally a crucial constraint on socioeconomic growth, development, and stability. This is the most water-scarce region in the world. The present chapter provides insights into the problem and evaluates the drivers of this challenge and the multi impacts on the regional water scarcity. It also discusses the current use and future trends in water resources, including water-quality issues. It explores selected mitigation measures with potentially high applicability in the region. These measures include a range of sustainable water productions such as desalination, treated wastewater reuse, rainwater harvesting, and artificial aquifer recharge. Case studies of shared river basins, groundwater from the region, and its associated challenges and opportunities were also presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global Groundwater
Subtitle of host publication	Source, Scarcity, Sustainability, Security, and Solutions
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	163-175
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128181720
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818172-0.00012-8
State	Published - 1 Jan 2020
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Keywords

MENA
Mitigation
Shared river basin
Water resources
Water scarcity

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