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Renewable Energy Desalination : An Emerging Solution to Close the Water Gap in the Middle East and North Africa

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-11T20:34:49Z
dc.date.available2012-12-11T20:34:49Z
dc.date.issued2012-09-26
dc.description.abstractThe Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is one of the most water-stressed parts of the world. In just over 25 years, between 1975 and 2001. Looking to the future, MENA's freshwater outlook is expected to worsen because of continued population growth and projected climate change impacts. The region's population is on the way to doubling to 700 million by 2050. Projections of climate change and variability impacts on the region's water availability are highly uncertain, but they are expected to be largely negative. To offer just one more example, rainfall and freshwater availability could decrease by up to 40 percent for some MENA countries by the end of this century. The urgent challenge is how to adapt to the future as illustrated by these numbers and how to turn the region's economy onto a sustainable path. This volume suggests new ways of thinking about the complex changes and planning needed to achieve this. New thinking will mean making better use of desert land, sun, and salt water the abundant riches of the region which can be harnessed to underpin sustainable growth. More mundane, but just as important, new thinking will also mean planning for dramatically better management of the water already available. Right now, water is very poorly managed in MENA. Inefficiencies are notorious in agriculture, where irrigation consumes up to 81 percent of extracted water. Similarly, municipal and industrial water supply systems have abnormally high losses, and most utilities are financially unsustainable. In addition, many MENA countries overexploit their fossil aquifers to meet growing water demand. None of this is sustainable while water resources decline. This volume hopes to add to the ongoing thinking and planning by presenting methodologies to address the water demand gap. It assesses the viability of desalination powered by renewable energy from economic, social, technical, and environmental viewpoints, and it reviews initiatives attempting to make renewable energy desalination a competitively viable option. The authors also highlight the change required in terms of policy, financing, and regional cooperation to make this alternative method of desalination a success. And as with any leading edge technology, the conversation here is of course about scale, cost, environmental impact, and where countries share water bodies plain good neighborly behavior.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16800288/renewable-energy-desalination-emerging-solution-close-water-gap-middle-east-north-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8838-9
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-8838-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11963
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMENA development report;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAMBIENT AIR
dc.subjectAMBIENT AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBAGASSE
dc.subjectBAGASSE COGENERATION
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBIO-FUELS
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBOILERS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCARBON CREDIT
dc.subjectCARBON CREDITS
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCING
dc.subjectCARBON FUND
dc.subjectCARBON TAX
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOAL PRODUCERS
dc.subjectCOGENERATION
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCONVENTIONAL ENERGY
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENERGY COMPONENTS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY FUND
dc.subjectENERGY GENERATION
dc.subjectENERGY MARKET TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectENERGY NEEDS
dc.subjectENERGY PLANTS
dc.subjectENERGY POLICIES
dc.subjectENERGY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectENERGY RESOURCE
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL POWER
dc.subjectFUEL OBLIGATION
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGREEN ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGRID ACCESS
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGRID RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectGROWTH IN DEMAND
dc.subjectGROWTH IN DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectHEAVY RELIANCE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHYDRO POWER
dc.subjectHYDRO PROJECT
dc.subjectINDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS
dc.subjectLANDFILL GAS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMINERALS AND ENERGY
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectPOWER CAPACITY
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER GRID
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER PRODUCER
dc.subjectPOWER PRODUCERS
dc.subjectPOWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectPOWER UTILITY
dc.subjectPROCESS STEAM
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY LAW
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY POLICIES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE GENERATION
dc.subjectRENEWABLE PROJECTS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE RESOURCE
dc.subjectRENEWABLE SOURCES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSMALL HYDRO
dc.subjectSOLAR WATER HEATER
dc.subjectSOLAR WATER HEATERS
dc.subjectSOLAR WATER HEATING
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSUGAR INDUSTRY
dc.subjectSUGAR MILL
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVE
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVES
dc.subjectSYNTHETIC FUEL
dc.subjectTARIFF LEVELS
dc.subjectTAX CREDITS
dc.subjectTOTAL ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectTOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND ENERGY
dc.subjectWIND ENERGY PROJECT
dc.subjectWIND FARM
dc.titleRenewable Energy Desalination : An Emerging Solution to Close the Water Gap in the Middle East and North Africaen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-10-04
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/09/16800288/renewable-energy-desalination-emerging-solution-close-water-gap-middle-east-north-africa
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.guid443161468275091537
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8838-9
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000386194_20121005014722
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16800288
okr.identifier.report73070
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.region.geographicalMiddle East
okr.topicEnergy::Renewable Energy
okr.topicPower & Energy Conversion
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Environment
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Demand
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.unitSustainable Development (MNSSD)
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