| Title | Water efficiency handbook |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Authors | Mirata, M, Emtairah, T |
| Pagination | 89 p.; 15 refs.; tab.; fig.; photographs |
| Date Published | 2010-01-01 ? |
| Publisher | Arab Forum for Environment and Development, AFED |
| Place Published | Beirut, Lebanon |
| ISSN Number | 9789953437330 |
| Keywords | efficiency, manuals, water |
| Abstract | Water stress is a global problem with far-reaching economic and social implications. At its roots lies a very basic supply-demand mismatch. While the demand for water is rising in all sectors, the quantity of good quality water that can be accessed with ease and low cost is declining. This decline is particularly rapid in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The MENA region is the driest region in the world. The average rainfall in Arab countries varies between 0 to 1800 mm, while the average evaporation is around 2000 mm.1 Renewable fresh water availability is already below 1000 cubic meter per person per year, compared to over 6000 worldwide. Seven countries in the region are using more water every year than is available to them, mainly by overpumping aquifers. [authors abstract] |
| Custom 1 | 202.0 |
