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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Every drop is precious in eastern Morocco

In the arid mountains of eastern Morocco, people know the value of water all too well. “Every drop...
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Could hydroponics help water-parched Jordan?

"We are becoming more like a desert," Mohammed Al Barawi says, standing in front of rows of...
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Providing Water for Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Four years ago, I wrote an article questioning whether Jordan had enough water to handle the influx...
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Tunisia-FAO: cooperation agreement to develop water-harvesting techniques

A draft agreement of technical cooperation for the development of water-harvesting techniques for...
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Water scarcity and decline of farming among Malta’s challenges

The president’s Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society (PFWS) has said that Malta is currently...
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Fog-harvesting project wins prestigious UN award

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Momentum of Change recognize the...
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Egyptian agriculture crisis worsens, mainly due to lack of water

Over the past years, the area of agricultural land has declined, as sectors linked to agriculture...
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It is possible to supply drinking water to a population making exclusive use of solar energy

In the framework of the Spanish - Tunisian cooperation in October 2004 the Technological Institute...
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Gaza water shortage and Saed’s garden

Saed Al Atar is a young farmer who wants to break new ground in the agricultural business he...
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Water — imperative for development and security

A few weeks ago, the world’s largest annual global water policy meeting, the World Water Week (www....
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