TY - CHAP
T1 - The water sector in MENA region
T2 - The way forward
AU - Zekri, Slim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This chapter summarizes the most important water policies implemented in the seven countries considered in the book. It also assesses the progress made by each of the countries on the reforms judged fundamental to avoid water crises and social unrests and ensure water security for a sustainable development. The chapter concludes with a comparison of reforms undertaken worldwide and suggests some urgent measures that would speed up balancing supply and demand. Essentially demand management and cost recovery are judged urgent to undertake and feasible by learning from the successful energy price reforms undertaken in Iran and Oman for instance.
AB - This chapter summarizes the most important water policies implemented in the seven countries considered in the book. It also assesses the progress made by each of the countries on the reforms judged fundamental to avoid water crises and social unrests and ensure water security for a sustainable development. The chapter concludes with a comparison of reforms undertaken worldwide and suggests some urgent measures that would speed up balancing supply and demand. Essentially demand management and cost recovery are judged urgent to undertake and feasible by learning from the successful energy price reforms undertaken in Iran and Oman for instance.
KW - Cost recovery
KW - Reallocation of water resources
KW - Treated wastewater reuse
KW - Water policies
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-29274-4_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-29274-4_9
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85078776802
T3 - Global Issues in Water Policy
SP - 185
EP - 200
BT - Global Issues in Water Policy
PB - Springer
ER -