The inadequate supply of water and sanitation is costing #MENA’s countries US$21 billion per year in Economic Losses.
Arab countries spend the highest proportions of GDP on #water subsidies in the world. Also, 1/2 of wastewater collected in across MENA is returned to the environment untreated. #WWWeek #WorldWaterWeek
Beyond Scarcity: Water Security in the Middle East and North Africa
This report describes how the region’s current water challenges go far beyond age-old constraints of water scarcity. The report explores how countries can anticipate and act to strengthen water Security, rather than waiting to react to the inevitable
