LEADER 03292oam 22005415 450 001 9910971302103321 005 20181031013549.0 010 $a9781464811814 010 $a1464811814 024 7 $a10.1596/978-1-4648-1144-9 035 $a(CKB)3790000000543590 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5210910 035 $a(The World Bank)19927571 035 $a(US-djbf)19927571 035 $a(Perlego)1483536 035 $a(EXLCZ)993790000000543590 100 $a20170821d2017 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cn$2rdamedia 183 $anc$2rdacarrier 200 00$aBeyond scarcity : $ewater security in the Middle East and North Africa /$fWorld Bank 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$d[2017] 215 $a1 online resource (pages cm) 225 1 $aMENA Development Report 311 08$a9781464811449 311 08$a146481144X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aExecutive summary -- Water security -- Profiling water security in the Middle East and North Africa -- The water security dividend -- Appendix -- Table A.1. Definition of indicators and data sources -- Table A.2. Data sources for the country profiles. 330 8 $aWater has always been a source of risks and opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa. Yet rapidly changing socioeconomic, political, and environmental conditions make water security a different, and more urgent, challenge than ever before. This report shows that achieving water security means much more than coping with water scarcity. It means managing water resources in a sustainable, efficient, and equitable way. It also involves delivering water services reliably and affordably, to reinforce relationships between service providers and water users and contribute to a renewed social contract. Water security also entails mitigating water-related risks such as floods and droughts. Water security is an urgent target, but it is also a target within reach. A host of potential solutions to the region's water management challenges exist. To make these solutions work, clear incentives are needed to change the way water is managed, conserved, and allocated. To make these solutions work, countries in the region will also need to better engage water users, civil society, and youth. The failure of policies to address water challenges can have severe impacts on people's well-being and political stability. The strategic question for the region is whether countries will act with foresight and resolve to strengthen water security, or whether they will wait to react to the inevitable disruptions of water crises. 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aWater resources development$zMiddle East 606 $aWater resources development$zAfrica, North 606 $aWater-supply$zMiddle East 606 $aWater-supply$zAfrica, North 615 0$aWater resources development 615 0$aWater resources development 615 0$aWater-supply 615 0$aWater-supply 676 $a333.91/150956 712 02$aWorld Bank, 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971302103321 996 $aBeyond scarcity$94368646 997 $aUNINA