LEADER 03428nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910451627003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-76584-4 010 $a9786610765843 010 $a0-8213-6926-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000470151 035 $a(EBL)459803 035 $a(OCoLC)232360169 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000088141 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11126684 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088141 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10071460 035 $a(PQKB)10356731 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459803 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459803 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10167862 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL76584 035 $a(OCoLC)748539061 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000470151 100 $a20061002d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMaking the most of scarcity$b[electronic resource] $eaccountability for better water management results in the Middle East and North Africa 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (270 p.) 225 0 $aMENA development report on water 300 $aBy task team leader Julia Bucknall and others. 311 $a0-8213-6925-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aWater 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 poli 606 $aWater conservation$zMiddle East 606 $aWater conservation$zAfrica, North 606 $aWater-supply$xGovernment policy$zMiddle East 606 $aWater-supply$xGovernment policy$zAfrica, North 606 $aWater-supply$xInternational cooperation 606 $aWater consumption$xMeasurement 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWater conservation 615 0$aWater conservation 615 0$aWater-supply$xGovernment policy 615 0$aWater-supply$xGovernment policy 615 0$aWater-supply$xInternational cooperation. 615 0$aWater consumption$xMeasurement. 676 $a363.6/10956 701 $aBucknall$b Julia$f1963-$01039893 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451627003321 996 $aMaking the most of scarcity$92462362 997 $aUNINA