Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity : Lessons and Perspectives from the Republic of Cyprus

Cyprus is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Starting in 1960, massive dam development was carried out under the motto “not a drop of water lost to the sea.” This supply-side policy proved its limit after two major droughts hit th...

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Main Authors:	Marin, Philippe, Charalambous, Bambos, Davy, Thierry
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER DEMAND INSTITUTIONS URBAN WASTEWATER WATER TREATMENT WATER SCARCITY DRINKING WATER WATER SUPPLY DESALINATION IRRIGATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/166941539893383666/Securing-Potable-Water-Supply-under-Extreme-Scarcity-Lessons-and-Perspectives-from-the-Republic-of-Cyprus http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30593

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spelling	okr-10986-305932021-05-25T09:19:19Z Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity : Lessons and Perspectives from the Republic of Cyprus Marin, Philippe Charalambous, Bambos Davy, Thierry WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER DEMAND INSTITUTIONS URBAN WASTEWATER WATER TREATMENT WATER SCARCITY DRINKING WATER WATER SUPPLY DESALINATION IRRIGATION Cyprus is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Starting in 1960, massive dam development was carried out under the motto “not a drop of water lost to the sea.” This supply-side policy proved its limit after two major droughts hit the island in 1997-2000 and 2008-09. This pushed for the massive development of seawater desalination and wastewater reuse through public-private partnership schemes. As of 2018, the Republic of Cyprus has successfully achieved potable water security—a remarkable achievement for one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Despite these worthy successes, Cyprus still faces several important remaining challenges to move toward fully sustainable water management: (i) focusing on demand management, (ii) modernizing the financial and institutional framework, (iii) complying with the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, and (iv) developing a sustainable strategy for irrigated agriculture. 2018-10-23T18:37:40Z 2018-10-23T18:37:40Z 2018-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/166941539893383666/Securing-Potable-Water-Supply-under-Extreme-Scarcity-Lessons-and-Perspectives-from-the-Republic-of-Cyprus http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30593 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Cyprus
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topic	WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER DEMAND INSTITUTIONS URBAN WASTEWATER WATER TREATMENT WATER SCARCITY DRINKING WATER WATER SUPPLY DESALINATION IRRIGATION
spellingShingle	WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER DEMAND INSTITUTIONS URBAN WASTEWATER WATER TREATMENT WATER SCARCITY DRINKING WATER WATER SUPPLY DESALINATION IRRIGATION Marin, Philippe Charalambous, Bambos Davy, Thierry Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity : Lessons and Perspectives from the Republic of Cyprus
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description	Cyprus is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Starting in 1960, massive dam development was carried out under the motto “not a drop of water lost to the sea.” This supply-side policy proved its limit after two major droughts hit the island in 1997-2000 and 2008-09. This pushed for the massive development of seawater desalination and wastewater reuse through public-private partnership schemes. As of 2018, the Republic of Cyprus has successfully achieved potable water security—a remarkable achievement for one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Despite these worthy successes, Cyprus still faces several important remaining challenges to move toward fully sustainable water management: (i) focusing on demand management, (ii) modernizing the financial and institutional framework, (iii) complying with the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, and (iv) developing a sustainable strategy for irrigated agriculture.
format	Working Paper
author	Marin, Philippe Charalambous, Bambos Davy, Thierry
author_facet	Marin, Philippe Charalambous, Bambos Davy, Thierry
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title	Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity : Lessons and Perspectives from the Republic of Cyprus
title_short	Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity : Lessons and Perspectives from the Republic of Cyprus
title_full	Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity : Lessons and Perspectives from the Republic of Cyprus
title_fullStr	Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity : Lessons and Perspectives from the Republic of Cyprus
title_full_unstemmed	Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity : Lessons and Perspectives from the Republic of Cyprus
title_sort	securing potable water supply under extreme scarcity : lessons and perspectives from the republic of cyprus
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/166941539893383666/Securing-Potable-Water-Supply-under-Extreme-Scarcity-Lessons-and-Perspectives-from-the-Republic-of-Cyprus http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30593
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Securing Potable Water Supply under Extreme Scarcity : Lessons and Perspectives from the Republic of Cyprus

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