Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

The aim of this note is twofold: (1) summarize emerging challenges and opportunities for the water sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries; and (2) suggest ways to respond to these challenges where the World Bank’s Water Global Pract...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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spelling okr-10986-292632021-05-25T09:10:48Z Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries World Bank Group WATER GROUNDWATER SERVICE DELIVERY WATER DEMAND FINANCE DEMOGRAPHICS WATER SECURITY ACCOUNTABILITY The aim of this note is twofold: (1) summarize emerging challenges and opportunities for the water sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries; and (2) suggest ways to respond to these challenges where the World Bank’s Water Global Practice can provide support. Following a description of the GCC’s water resources and water service delivery challenges, two sets of recommendations and related actions are discussed. The first set relates to managing a diverse set of conventional and nonconventional water resources for security and sustainability. The second set of recommendations is linked to delivering better water services with accountability and financial sustainability. 2018-01-30T19:16:05Z 2018-01-30T19:16:05Z 2017-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920341516598399529/Water-for-prosperity-and-development-risks-and-opportunities-for-the-Gulf-Cooperation-Council-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29263 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Notes Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa
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GROUNDWATER
SERVICE DELIVERY
WATER DEMAND
FINANCE
DEMOGRAPHICS
WATER SECURITY
ACCOUNTABILITY
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GROUNDWATER
SERVICE DELIVERY
WATER DEMAND
FINANCE
DEMOGRAPHICS
WATER SECURITY
ACCOUNTABILITY
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Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
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description The aim of this note is twofold: (1) summarize emerging challenges and opportunities for the water sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries; and (2) suggest ways to respond to these challenges where the World Bank’s Water Global Practice can provide support. Following a description of the GCC’s water resources and water service delivery challenges, two sets of recommendations and related actions are discussed. The first set relates to managing a diverse set of conventional and nonconventional water resources for security and sustainability. The second set of recommendations is linked to delivering better water services with accountability and financial sustainability.
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title Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_short Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_full Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_fullStr Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_full_unstemmed Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_sort water for prosperity and development : risks and opportunities for the gulf cooperation council countries
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
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