As Saudi Arabia faces an increasing demand for water to support its rapid population and economic growth, General Electric (GE) held the Saudi "Used to Useful" Water Reuse Summit in April 2011 to explore water reuse solutions to support water security in the Kingdom and the region. Saudi Arabia's... Read more...
Jordan is considering “unconventional” and “environmentally unfriendly” plans to solve its water shortage, experts say. These plans include tapping into the ancient southern Disi aquifer , despite concerns about high levels of radiation, and the controversial Two Seas Canal running from the Red Sea... Read more...
More so than any other region, countries in the Middle East rely heavily on technology to guarantee their water supply. Elisabeth Fischer profiles some innovative large and small-scale projects in Abu Dhabi and Yemen designed to overcome the severe water problems in the region in water-technology... Read more...
Rumours that the huge underground pipes of the Great Man-Made River Project (GMRP) are hiding Libyan tanks and missiles, have re-emerged during the current conflict. Back in in 1997, the New York Times reported that the US$ 33 billion project, which provides 6.5 million cubic metres a day to the... Read more...
The world has changed over the past decade, and the change finally appears to be reaching the water sector. Countries such as China, Brazil and South Africa were able to ignore international policy prescriptions. But poorer countries, dependent on donors and their multilateral development bank... Read more...