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Evolution of Water Sustainability In MENA

Via The Frontier Post, a look at the evolution of water sustainability in MENA: The Middle East and North Africa region’s battle against water scarcity has never been more urgent. As climate change escalates, with rising temperatures and frequent droughts, the region finds itself at the forefront of global efforts toward innovative water solutions. The […]

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The Gulf’s Trillion-Dollar AI Dream Has A Water Problem

Via Rest of World, a look at how tech giants are pouring oil riches into Middle East data centers as water scarcity threatens digital ambitions: The UAE and Saudi Arabia are rapidly expanding their AI infrastructure, attracting tech giants like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. Data centers powering AI in the Gulf are projected to consume […]

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Saudi Arabia’s Bold Transformation To Tackle Water Security

Via Arab News, a report on Saudi Arabia’s bold transformation to tackle water scarcity: Saudi Arabia is confronting one of the world’s most urgent environmental challenges: water scarcity.  Faced with limited natural freshwater resources and a rapidly expanding population, the Kingdom is taking decisive steps to secure water availability for future generations. Central to this […]

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In MENA, Making Every Drop of Water Count

Via The World Bank, an article on efforts to maximize and conserve water: In the Middle East and North Africa region, water is truly life.  For centuries, the region was renowned for its innovation in conserving water and delivering it to people. Think of the waterwheels of Hama in Syria, early irrigation dams in Yemen, and […]

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Saudi Arabia Boosts Desalinated Water Supply to 50% In Vision 2030 Push

Via The Arab News, a report on Saudi Arabia’s desalination plans: Saudi Arabia’s water sector witnessed significant shifts in 2023, with a 31 percent increase in desalinated seawater production, now comprising 50 percent of the country’s distributed water supply, up from 44 percent in 2022, official data showed.  According to the General Authority for Statistics’ […]

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Arizona To Prosecute Saudi Company Over Water Use

Via Arabian Gulf Business Insight, a report that Arizona is going to prosecute a Saudi company over water use: Lawsuit to halt pumping Food security issues Farms grow alfalfa The attorney general of the US state of Arizona is set to launch legal proceeding in the next two weeks against the Saudi dairy company Almarai […]

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