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Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity : Lessons and Perspectives from the Republic of Cyprus / Philippe Marin.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Marin, Philippe.
- Series:
- Water Papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Water Papers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Desalination.
- Drinking water.
- Environment.
- Irrigation.
- Urban water supply and sanitation.
- Water resource management.
- Water resources management.
- Water supply.
- Water supply and sanitation.
- Water supply and sanitation governance and institutions.
- Water treatment and quality.
- Local Subjects:
- Desalination.
- Drinking water.
- Environment.
- Irrigation.
- Urban water supply and sanitation.
- Water resource management.
- Water resources management.
- Water supply.
- Water supply and sanitation.
- Water supply and sanitation governance and institutions.
- Water treatment and quality.
- Other Title:
- Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2018.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Cyprus is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Starting in 1960, massive dam development was carried out under the motto "not a drop of water lost to the sea." This supply-side policy proved its limit after two major droughts hit the island in 1997-2000 and 2008-09. This pushed for the massive development of seawater desalination and wastewater reuse through public-private partnership schemes. As of 2018, the Republic of Cyprus has successfully achieved potable water security-a remarkable achievement for one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Despite these worthy successes, Cyprus still faces several important remaining challenges to move toward fully sustainable water management: (i) focusing on demand management, (ii) modernizing the financial and institutional framework, (iii) complying with the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, and (iv) developing a sustainable strategy for irrigated agriculture.
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