Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

The aim of this note is twofold: (1) summarize emerging challenges and opportunities for the water sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries; and (2) suggest ways to respond to these challenges where the World Bank’s Water Global Pract...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	WATER GROUNDWATER SERVICE DELIVERY WATER DEMAND FINANCE DEMOGRAPHICS WATER SECURITY ACCOUNTABILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920341516598399529/Water-for-prosperity-and-development-risks-and-opportunities-for-the-Gulf-Cooperation-Council-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29263

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spelling	okr-10986-292632021-05-25T09:10:48Z Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries World Bank Group WATER GROUNDWATER SERVICE DELIVERY WATER DEMAND FINANCE DEMOGRAPHICS WATER SECURITY ACCOUNTABILITY The aim of this note is twofold: (1) summarize emerging challenges and opportunities for the water sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries; and (2) suggest ways to respond to these challenges where the World Bank’s Water Global Practice can provide support. Following a description of the GCC’s water resources and water service delivery challenges, two sets of recommendations and related actions are discussed. The first set relates to managing a diverse set of conventional and nonconventional water resources for security and sustainability. The second set of recommendations is linked to delivering better water services with accountability and financial sustainability. 2018-01-30T19:16:05Z 2018-01-30T19:16:05Z 2017-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920341516598399529/Water-for-prosperity-and-development-risks-and-opportunities-for-the-Gulf-Cooperation-Council-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29263 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Notes Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa
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description	The aim of this note is twofold: (1) summarize emerging challenges and opportunities for the water sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries; and (2) suggest ways to respond to these challenges where the World Bank’s Water Global Practice can provide support. Following a description of the GCC’s water resources and water service delivery challenges, two sets of recommendations and related actions are discussed. The first set relates to managing a diverse set of conventional and nonconventional water resources for security and sustainability. The second set of recommendations is linked to delivering better water services with accountability and financial sustainability.
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title	Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_short	Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_full	Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_fullStr	Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
title_sort	water for prosperity and development : risks and opportunities for the gulf cooperation council countries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920341516598399529/Water-for-prosperity-and-development-risks-and-opportunities-for-the-Gulf-Cooperation-Council-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29263
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Water for Prosperity and Development : Risks and Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

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