A Water Sector Assessment Report on the Countries of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf

The main objective of the Water Sector Review in the member countries the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) is to (1) conduct a diagnosis of the current situation of the water sector, identify issues in the GCC region, evaluate the GCC governments' current water policies, and propose recommendations for improved Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Phase I of the study; (2) present key findings and recommendations at the GCC Water Conference in Bahrain, September 19-20, 2005, where Government officials, academic specialists and technical experts from the region would provide inputs to this study; and (3) if amenable to the GCC governments, conduct Phase II of the study to develop specific policies and action plans for more sustainable water resources management in individual GCC states.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2005-03
Subjects:	ADEQUATE WATER, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE WATER, AMOUNT OF RECHARGE, ANNUAL RAINFALL, ANNUAL RUNOFF, AQUIFER, AQUIFER MANAGEMENT, AQUIFERS, ARID ZONES, AUGMENTATION, AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL, BASIC SANITATION, BRACKISH WATER, BROAD RANGE, BUILD-OWN, BULK WATER SUPPLY, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, COASTAL AREAS, COLLECTION NETWORKS, COLLECTION SYSTEM, CONSERVE WATER, CONSTRUCTION, CORROSION, COST OF WATER, COST RECOVERY, COVERING, CUBIC METER, CUBIC METERS, DAILY WATER CONSUMPTION, DAMS, DECISION MAKERS, DESALINATION, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, DISSOLVED SOLIDS, DISTILLATION, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, DOMESTIC WATER, DOMESTIC WATER DEMAND, DRILLING RIGS, DRINKING WATER, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, DROUGHT, ELECTRODIALYSIS, EVAPORATION, FEED WATER, FLOODING, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY, FRESH WATER, FRESHWATER, FRESHWATER AVAILABILITY, FRESHWATER RESOURCES, FRESHWATER SUPPLY, GAS, GRAVITY, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION, GROUNDWATER FOR IRRIGATION, GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION, GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, GROUNDWATER QUALITY, GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, GROUNDWATER RESERVES, GROUNDWATER RESOURCES, GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES, GROUNDWATER USE, HEAVY METALS, HIGH LEVELS, HYDROLOGY, INDUSTRIAL USES, INDUSTRIAL WATER, INDUSTRIAL WATER USE, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION AGRICULTURE, IRRIGATION DISTRICT, IRRIGATION PURPOSES, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY, IRRIGATION WATER, LEAKAGE, LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY, MAINTENANCE OF WATER, MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, MARGINAL COST, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, MEASUREMENTS, METROPOLITAN AREAS, MUNICIPAL WATER, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES, NATURAL WATER RESOURCES, OIL SPILLS, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, OPERATORS, PIPED WATER, PIPELINES, POLLUTION CONTROL, POPULATION DENSITIES, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH RATE, POTABLE SUPPLIES, POTABLE WATER, POWER STATION, PRESSURE, PROVISION OF WATER, PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, PUMPING, PUMPS, RECLAIMED WATER, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REGULATORY MECHANISMS, RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, REVERSE OSMOSIS, RIVERS, SALINE WATER, SANITATION FACILITIES, SANITATION SERVICES, SANITATION UTILITIES, SCARCE WATER, SCARCE WATER RESOURCES, SEAWATER, SECTORAL WATER, SEPTIC SYSTEMS, SEPTIC TANKS, SERVICE CONTRACTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SEWAGE COLLECTION, SEWAGE DISPOSAL, SEWERAGE COLLECTION, SEWERAGE NETWORK, SOURCES OF WATER, SPRINGS, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION, STORAGE CAPACITY, SURFACE RUNOFF, SURFACE WATER, SURFACE WATER RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE USE, SUSTAINABLE WATER, TARIFF RATES, TARIFF STRUCTURE, TECHNICAL STANDARDS, TREATMENT PLANTS, UNDERGROUND WATER, UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCES, URBAN AREA, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN WATER, URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT, URBAN WATER SUPPLY, UTILITIES, UTILITY SERVICES, VALUABLE INFORMATION, WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTEWATER, WASTEWATER COLLECTION, WASTEWATER DISCHARGE, WASTEWATER REUSE, WASTEWATER SERVICES, WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, WATER AUTHORITY, WATER BODIES, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER DEMAND, WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, WATER METERING, WATER METERS, WATER POLICIES, WATER POLICY, WATER POLLUTION, WATER PRICING, WATER PRODUCTION, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER RIGHTS, WATER SANITATION, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SECTOR, WATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, WATER SHORTAGES, WATER SOURCE, WATER SOURCES, WATER STATISTICS, WATER STORAGE, WATER STRATEGY, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, WATER SUPPLY SERVICE, WATER SUPPLY SERVICES, WATER TABLE, WATER TARIFF, WATER TARIFFS, WATER TRANSFER, WATER USERS, WATER USERS ASSOCIATION, WATER USES, WELLS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/9452972/water-sector-assessment-report-countries-cooperation-council-arab-states-gulf https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8719
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