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Making the Most of Scarcity: Accountability for Better Water Management in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA Development Report) (Arabic Edition)
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Paperback. While water professionals have been advocating water reforms, some of politically sensitive elements of reform remain untouched. This report suggests that a series of factors represent an opportunity to break this impasse and turning the potential into reality depends upon adopting reforms that respond to the dynamics of the political economy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; KNBW; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 626.
Water in the Middle East and North Africa region is a source of major social and economic problems stemming from scarcity, variability, unreliable services, and environmental damage. The situation is likely to become even worse in the future, unless current practices change: by 2050 per capita availability will fall by half, water quality will deteriorate further, and more aquifers will become depleted. Climate change is predicted to worsen the problems by increasing temperatures and causing more droughts and floods.While water professionals have been advocating comprehensive water reforms for years and many countries have improved their water policies and institutions, some ... Read more
Water in the Middle East and North Africa region is a source of major social and economic problems stemming from scarcity, variability, unreliable services, and environmental damage. The situation is likely to become even worse in the future, unless current practices change: by 2050 per capita availability will fall by half, water quality will deteriorate further, and more aquifers will become depleted. Climate change is predicted to worsen the problems by increasing temperatures and causing more droughts and floods.While water professionals have been advocating comprehensive water reforms for years and many countries have improved their water policies and institutions, some ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780821370964
SKU
V9780821370964
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