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Saudi Arabia Establishes Global Water Organization
September 5th, 2023
Via Gulf Business, news of Saudi Arabia’s establishment of a new global organisation focused on water conservation: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the establishment of the Global Water Organisation on Monday, as per the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The newly created Global Water Organisation, headquartered in Riyadh, will aim to play a pivotal […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Massive Water Network Project
August 10th, 2023
Saudi Arabia is building a 12,000km water transportation and distribution network that’s longer than the Nile River. This massive, desalinated water network will carry 9.4 million cubic meters of water per day, and is like laying a pipe from New York to Beijing:
Read more »How a Saudi firm Tapped a Gusher of Water in Drought-Stricken Arizona
July 17th, 2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on how lax rules allowed a foreign-owned company to pump water from state land to grow alfalfa for the kingdom’s cattle: A megadrought has seared Arizona, stressing its rivers and reservoirs and reducing water to a trickle in the homes of farmworkers near this desert valley. But green […]
Read more »The Unique Promise of Environmental Cooperation in the Gulf
July 12th, 2023
Courtesy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a look at the the unique promise of environmental cooperation in the Gulf over issues such as water: The Issue Environmental dialogue in the Gulf holds unique promise to test the potential for greater regional cooperation amidst widespread distrust.* Environmental issues have not been as politicized […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Building Longest River On Earth
April 17th, 2023
Via KAS Explains, a video look at a new Saudi Arabian desalination project: Saudi Arabia launched plans for 12,000 km long water project longer than the Nile river. The ‘river’ will be one of the world’s largest desalinated water networks, producing 9.4 million cubic meters of water per day. Their plan involves digging a river […]
Read more »Water Scarcity in the Arab World
January 27th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a report on the Arab World’s water challenges: Many prosperous ancient civilizations in the Arab world had at least one thing in common: an abundance of water. Today, however, the Arab region in West Asia and North Africa could become the most water-scarce area in the world. Demand is rising, driven […]
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