Managing water demand : policies, practices, and lessons from the Middle East and North Africa / Ellysar Baroudy, Abderrafii Lahlou Abid, and Bayoumi Attia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baroudy, Ellysar.

Contributor:

International Development Research Centre (Canada), issuing body.

Lahlou, Abderrafii Abid.

ʻAṭīyah, Bayyūmī.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Middle East.

Water-supply.

Water-supply--Africa, North.

Water use--Middle East.

Water use.

Water use--Africa, North.

Water conservation--Middle East.

Water conservation.

Water conservation--Africa, North.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ottawa, Ont. : International Development Research Centre ; London [Eng.] : IWA Pub., 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 caus

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; The Editors; 1. Water Demand Management: The Way Forward?; 2. Wasterwater Reuse; 3. Water Valuation; 4. Public–Private Partnerships; 5. Decentralization and Participatory Irrigation Management; 6. Conclusions;

Notes:

The book synthesizes the outputs and results from four Water Demand Management Forums.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610717903

9781780402628

1780402627

9781280717901

1280717904

9781552501870

1552501876

OCLC:

68904533