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Arab Water Council
‫الـمـجـلـس الـعـربـى للـمـياه‬
Arab Water Council
5th World Water Forum
Istanbul, 16-22 March 2009
The Arab Region
Bridging the Water Divides
19 March 2009
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22 Countries in the Center of the World
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Demographic and Socio-economic
Features
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Total population about 350 million
 Population growth is 2.6% per year
 Share history, tradition, religions,
culture, language, and interest
 Average GDP US$1,915 billion
 Average HDI 0.699 in 2007/08
 female to male adult literacy is 0.9-0.5
 youth literacy rate of females aged
(15-24) is 99.8-55.5
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Climate, Land and Water
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Severe aridity
 Water plays a dominant role in
the life of people more than in
any other part of the world
 Total area is about 14 million
m2, 87% is desert
 Annual precipitation varies
between 18 mm/yr and 827
mm/yr
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Water Supply and Demand
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90
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1,400
70
1,200
60
1,000
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800
40
600
30
400
20
200
10
Water Per Capita 2025
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Population 1995 (millions)
Population 2025 (millions)
Population (millions)
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110
1,800
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Population Size and Renewable Freshwater Availability in
Water-Short Countries, 1995 and 2025 in Arab Region
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Renewable water resources
around 335 km3/yr
Around 60 % come across
borders
Fossil groundwater about 143 km3
annual share per capita expected
to drop to 547 m3/cap/yr by year
2050
Demands exceed 220 km3/yr
Agriculture consumes 83% of total
water available
Water Per Capita (cum)
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Non Conventional Water Resources
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About 30 km³ of nonconventional water produce
annually
 GCC countries produce 3.4
km³/yr of desalinated water
 Treated wastewater are
expected to increase to about 3
km³/yr by the year 2020
 Egypt reuse about 5,000 km³ /yr
of Agricultural drainage water
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The State of WS&S Services
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86% of the population have
access to clean water.
 71% of the total population
have access to improved
sanitation
 Current domestic water
supply about 16.7 km3 and is
expected to rise to 27.6 km3
in 2025
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The Regional Process: The way to Istanbul
2nd Coordination
Meeting, June 08
Kick off meeting,
Dec. 07
Technical meeting,
Sept. 08
1st Senior Officials
Meeting, July 08
2nd Senior Officials
Meeting, Jan 09
1st Arab Water
Forum, Nov. 08
March 2009
Dec. 2007
1st Coordination
meeting, March 08
1st Ministerial
Meeting, July 08
2nd Ministerial
Meeting, Nov 08
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The Outcome of the Regional Process
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Setting the regional priorities
Dialogue among Stakeholders
Contributions to the thematic
process and input to the VMS
Political deliberations and
consultation
The regional document
Sets of recommendations and
messages to decision makers
•Bridging the Divides between the Present and the Future
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The Regional Perspective for
Bridging The Water Divides
Between the
Present and the
Future
Within Each
Arab State
Between
Knowledge
and People
In the Water
Governance
Between the
Rich and the
Poor
Between Arab
States and Their
Neighboring
Countries
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Divides within each Arab State
Scarcity
Allocation
Participation
Finance
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Divides between Present and Future
Availability
(water Security)
Productivity
Food Security
Climate change
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Bridging the Governance gap
Water Rights and
Equity
Financial
Sustainability
Achieving The
MDGs
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Divides between Arab States and
Neighbors
Cooperation within and
beyond the river
“No-harm” and “Win-Win”
Legal and Institutional
Framework
Water in Occupied
Territories
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Divides between knowledge and People
The knowledge Base
Information and
Communication
Capacity Development
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Theme 1. Global
Changes and
Risk Management
•The fragile water situation in the region is more sensitive to
climate change.
•Adequate information is needed for attracting political
attention.
•Urgency for more sustainable water policy and investment
choices.
•Political focus offers new opportunities to improve overall
results of water management.
•Develop a regional preparedness policy to adapt to extreme
water events.
•Water should be kept out of political conflict dynamics.
•International community has responsibility to protect national
water resources in territories under occupation.
Theme 2.
Advancing HD and
the MDGs
•The fragile water situation in the region is more sensitive to climate
change.
•Adequate information is needed for attracting political attention.
•Urgency for more sustainable water policy and investment choices.
•Political focus offers new opportunities to improve overall results of
water management.
•Develop a regional preparedness policy to adapt to extreme water
events.
•Water should be kept out of political conflict dynamics.
•International community has responsibility to protect national water
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resources in territories under occupation
Theme 3.
Managing and
Protecting Water
Resources
Cooperation leads to a “win-win” situation in managing shared
water resources.
Agreements based on customary international law offers “no harm”
solutions.
Set, implement and monitor National IWRM plans.
Encourage water demand management at policy and practice
levels.
Update and enforce policies and laws related to pollution control.
Regional Messages to
Politicians and Decision
Makers
Theme 4.
Governance and
Management
Improve water governance as a priority to improve water
management.
Promote decentralization of water management in urban and
agricultural water uses.
Sustain the political support to reforms in the water sector.
Encourage involvement of all stakeholders in water planning and
decision making.
Institutionalize anticorruption and transparency mechanisms.
Support the independence of regulatory bodies
Theme 5: Finance
Encourage economic incentives to promote efficient water use.
Cost recovery is necessary for water use efficiency and financial
sustainability.
Scale up private-sector participation in water investments and
management.
Charging for water services should not impact the least-able and
vulnerable groups.
Engage International, regional and Arab funding agencies in
water investments.
Theme 6:
Education,
Knowledge and
Capacity-Building
Recognize the balance between knowledge, capacity
development and infrastructure.
Set strategic plans to respond to human resources and financial
needs of water institutions.
Encourage and support the Arab Water Academy as an
innovative regional capacity-development facility.
Encourage networking between research centers and
universities in and outside the Arab region.
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The Most Important Message
“Save Water …… Save our Future …..”
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