Focus Area: Water Resources, Treatment and Desalination

Research and development activity on water resources, treatment and desalination are particularly important for ESCWA member countries as they occupy one of the most arid regions in the world. New technologies offer immense possibilities for protection and amelioration of water resources. However considerable efforts will be required in their adaptation with a number of objectives in mind, including the introduction of new materials, processing and quality assurance technologies as well as cost reduction and improved resource management.
 

Projects

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Publications

Water Desalination Technologies in the ESCWA Member Countries
This ESCWA study provides an overview of desalination technologies in the ESCWA region, namely installed and projected desalination capacity. The study reviews principal classes of desalination technologies, highlighting salient economic features, with particular reference to those suitable for implementation in the ESCWA member countries.

Sourcebook of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augmentation in Some Countries in Asia UNEP Technical Publication Series No. 8
The sourcebook provides water resource managers and planners, especially in developing countries and in countries with economies in transition, with information on the range of technologies that have been developed and used in the various countries throughout the world.

Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems-- Saudi Arabia
This profile of Saudi Arabia provides data on water resources, including water withdrawals, desalinated water production, and freshwater seafood production, in comparison to Middle East and North Africa total. In addition, the document lists sources and definitions of water resources and freshwater ecosystems indicators.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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