water scarcity

How Morocco became Africa’s agricultural oasis

How Morocco became Africa’s agricultural oasis

With the rolling dunes of the Sahara desert overlapping its borders, Morocco may be an unlikely...
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Middle Eastern countries can overcome pressing challenges by developing a blue economy

Middle Eastern countries can overcome pressing challenges by developing a blue economy

The Blue Economy is becoming an ‘El Dorado’, a new frontier for traditionally arid and water-...
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Can startups help solve Middle East water crisis?

Amid exacerbating water shortages hitting the Middle East region, Hatem Marrakchi, a middle-aged...
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Solar powered water lifting for irrigation in the Nile Delta

FAO's project supports Egypt by bringing solar energy, a renewable and sustainable solution, for...
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Malta's new water

Water is a limited resource in the European Union (EU), with one-third of the EU territory...
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Stopping the leak, boosting the SDGs

Tal Abbas El Gharbi — a village situated in Lebanon’s north-western corner — is thirsty. The...
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Water purification technology: a needed investment for MENA countries

While Egypt’s desalination methods provide vast amounts of water, studies raised concerns over how...
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Green hope

Can planting trees bring social change to marginalized regions in Tunisia? Tunisia is, after Jordan...
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Jordan’s first female plumbers breaking taboos and helping to solve the country’s water crisis

Jordan’s first female plumbers are helping reduce water waste in a country where water is scarce....
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Algeria invests in desert fish farming to boost food production

The nation hopes to feed its growing population and diversify its oil-based economy by tapping the...
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Increasing water and land productivities in Tunisia and Morocco

Nearly 80 percent of seasonal crop areas in the Near East and North Africa Region are rainfed, a...
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Linking the Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Sustainable Development Indicators for the Mediterranean Region

Food production and water provision are are two urgent socio-economic and environmental issues in...
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