The Third State of the Water Report for the Arab Region |CEDARE, AU, AWC, OFID

The critical status of water resources in the Arab Region (growing water scarcity, escalating water demands, and limited water resources) necessitates the existence of a reliable dynamic and periodical assessment and evaluation of all relevant water-related aspects.

This document represents the third State of the Water Report for the Arab Region, and is hopefully intended to provide beneficial guidance to the water sector decision making process to support better water planning, management and development. The report is prepared by CEDARE and the Arab Water Council along with the focal points from the Ministries responsible for Water in the region, and is supported by The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID).

This report comprises nearly 230 indicators and parameters describing the State of the Water sector in the Arab Region. The indicators are classified into 15 major categories, namely; water & availability, water & uses, water & land use changes, water & services, water & energy, water & population, water & health, water & quality, water & ecosystems, water & climate, water & socioeconomics, water & finance, water & trade, water & governance, and water & international relations. Remote sensing techniques have been introduced to estimate many of the unmeasured/unreported parameters and to enhance the accuracy of others.

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