2010 Report of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development: "Water: Sustainable Management of a scarce resource"

"Water: Sustainable Management of a scarse resource" is the 3rd of a series of annual reports produced by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED). It follows the publication of two reports, Arab Environment: Future Challenges in 2008 and Impact of Climate Change on Arab Countries in 2009.

The 2010 report is designed to contribute to the discourse on the sustainable management of water resources in the Arab world and provides critical understanding of water in the region without being overly technical or academic in nature.

The unifying theme is presenting reforms in policies and management to develop a sustainable water sector in Arab countries. Case studies, with stories of successes and failures, are highlighted to disseminate learning.

The report contributes to the ongoing dialogue on the future of water and catalyzes institutional reforms leading to determined action for sustainable water policies in Arab countries.

"Water: Sustainable Management of a scarce resource" is the 3rd of a series of annual reports produced by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED). It follows the publication of two reports, Arab Environment: Future Challenges in 2008 and Impact of Climate Change on Arab Countries in 2009.

The report contributes to the ongoing dialogue on the future of water and catalyzes institutional reforms leading to determined action for sustainable water policies in Arab countries.

Preface

Executive Summary

Introduction

Chapter 1
Water Sector Overview
Shawki Barghouti

Chapter 2
Water Resources and Climate Change
Hamed Assaf

Chapter 3
State of Freshwater Ecosystems
Wald Saleh,
Anan Fakhri Jayyousi,
Mohammad N. Almasri

Chapter 4
Agricultural Water Management
Ayman F. Abou-Hadid

Chapter 5
Municipal and Industrial Water Management
Jean G. Chatila

Chapter 6
Integrated Water Resources Management
Hamed Assaf

Chapter 7
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Redouane Choukr-Allah

Chapter 8
Desalination
Adil A. Bushnak

Chapter 9
Water Laws and Customary Water Arrangements
Tarek Majzoub

Chapter 10
Trans-Boundary Water Resources
Raya Marina Stephan

Chapter 11
Water Governance
Safwat Abdel Dayem,
Nancy Odeh

Chapter 12
Linking Water Research and Policy
Hammou Laamrani,
Abdin M.A. Salih

Special study
Remote Sensing: Generating Knowledge about Groundwater
Farouk El-Baz

Contact information	AFED Secretary General Najib Saab (email: info@afedonline.org) Phone: +961 1 321 800 ; Fax: +961 1 321 900
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://www.afedonline.org/Report2010/main.asp
File link local	exsumeng.pdf (PDF, 96 Kb)
Source of information	The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
Subject(s)	AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY
Relation	http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/news/2010/11/afed-water-report2010
Geographical coverage	Lebanon,Syria,Sudan,Algeria,Morocco,Tunisia,Libya,Spain,Denmark,Netherlands,Mexico,Egypt,Saudi Arabia,Qatar,Kuwait,United Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Oman,Yemen,Jordan,Palestine,Mauritania,Iraq,
News date	09/11/2010
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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