03428nam 2200709Ia 450 991045162700332120200520144314.01-280-76584-497866107658430-8213-6926-1(CKB)1000000000470151(EBL)459803(OCoLC)232360169(SSID)ssj0000088141(PQKBManifestationID)11126684(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088141(PQKBWorkID)10071460(PQKB)10356731(MiAaPQ)EBC459803(Au-PeEL)EBL459803(CaPaEBR)ebr10167862(CaONFJC)MIL76584(OCoLC)748539061(EXLCZ)99100000000047015120061002d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMaking the most of scarcity[electronic resource] accountability for better water management results in the Middle East and North AfricaWashington, D.C. World Bank20061 online resource (270 p.)MENA development report on waterBy task team leader Julia Bucknall and others.0-8213-6925-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Overview; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Factors Inside and Outside the Water Sector Drive MENA's Water Outcomes; List of Boxes; List of Tables; List of Maps; Chapter 2: Progress, but Problems; Chapter 3: Several Factors That Drive the Politics of Water Reform Are Changing; Chapter 4: MENA Countries Can Leverage the Potential for Change by Improving External Accountability; Chapter 5: MENA Countries Can Meet the Water Management Challenges of the Twenty-First Century; Appendixes; References; IndexWater in the Middle East and North Africa region already causes major social and economic problems, resulting from insufficient supply, unreliable services and environmental damage. Per capita availability will fall by half by 2050, water quality is deteriorating, many aquifers are on the verge of exhaustion, and climate change may alter rainfall patterns. Unless current practices change, then, the situation will worsen considerably. For years, water professionals have been advocating comprehensive water reforms. Yet, although most countries have made considerable progress improving water poliWater conservationMiddle EastWater conservationAfrica, NorthWater-supplyGovernment policyMiddle EastWater-supplyGovernment policyAfrica, NorthWater-supplyInternational cooperationWater consumptionMeasurementElectronic books.Water conservationWater conservationWater-supplyGovernment policyWater-supplyGovernment policyWater-supplyInternational cooperation.Water consumptionMeasurement.363.6/10956Bucknall Julia1963-1039893World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451627003321Making the most of scarcity2462362UNINA