World Bank2012-06-212012-06-212005-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8719The main objective of the Water Sector Review in the member countries the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) is to (1) conduct a diagnosis of the current situation of the water sector, identify issues in the GCC region, evaluate the GCC governments' current water policies, and propose recommendations for improved Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Phase I of the study; (2) present key findings and recommendations at the GCC Water Conference in Bahrain, September 19-20, 2005, where Government officials, academic specialists and technical experts from the region would provide inputs to this study; and (3) if amenable to the GCC governments, conduct Phase II of the study to develop specific policies and action plans for more sustainable water resources management in individual GCC states.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADEQUATE WATERAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURE WATERAMOUNT OF RECHARGEANNUAL RAINFALLANNUAL RUNOFFAQUIFERAQUIFER MANAGEMENTAQUIFERSARID ZONESAUGMENTATIONAVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALLBASIC SANITATIONBRACKISH WATERBROAD RANGEBUILD-OWNBULK WATER SUPPLYCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOASTAL AREASCOLLECTION NETWORKSCOLLECTION SYSTEMCONSERVE WATERCONSTRUCTIONCORROSIONCOST OF WATERCOST RECOVERYCOVERINGCUBIC METERCUBIC METERSDAILY WATER CONSUMPTIONDAMSDECISION MAKERSDESALINATIONDISPOSAL SYSTEMSDISSOLVED SOLIDSDISTILLATIONDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSDOMESTIC WATERDOMESTIC WATER DEMANDDRILLING RIGSDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLYDROUGHTELECTRODIALYSISEVAPORATIONFEED WATERFLOODINGFOOD SECURITYFOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCYFRESH WATERFRESHWATERFRESHWATER AVAILABILITYFRESHWATER RESOURCESFRESHWATER SUPPLYGASGRAVITYGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER ABSTRACTIONGROUNDWATER FOR IRRIGATIONGROUNDWATER IRRIGATIONGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENTGROUNDWATER QUALITYGROUNDWATER RECHARGEGROUNDWATER RESERVESGROUNDWATER RESOURCESGROUNDWATER SUPPLIESGROUNDWATER USEHEAVY METALSHIGH LEVELSHYDROLOGYINDUSTRIAL USESINDUSTRIAL WATERINDUSTRIAL WATER USEIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION AGRICULTUREIRRIGATION DISTRICTIRRIGATION PURPOSESIRRIGATION SYSTEMSIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGYIRRIGATION WATERLEAKAGELITERS PER CAPITA PER DAYMAINTENANCE OF WATERMANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATERMANAGEMENT OF WATERMARGINAL COSTMARINE ECOSYSTEMSMEASUREMENTSMETROPOLITAN AREASMUNICIPAL WATERMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL WATER RESOURCESNATURAL WATER RESOURCESOIL SPILLSOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYOPERATORSPIPED WATERPIPELINESPOLLUTION CONTROLPOPULATION DENSITIESPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION GROWTH RATEPOTABLE SUPPLIESPOTABLE WATERPOWER STATIONPRESSUREPROVISION OF WATERPUBLIC MANAGEMENTPUBLIC WORKSPUMPINGPUMPSRECLAIMED WATERREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY MECHANISMSRENEWABLE WATER RESOURCESRESOURCE CONSERVATIONREVERSE OSMOSISRIVERSSALINE WATERSANITATION FACILITIESSANITATION SERVICESSANITATION UTILITIESSCARCE WATERSCARCE WATER RESOURCESSEAWATERSECTORAL WATERSEPTIC SYSTEMSSEPTIC TANKSSERVICE CONTRACTSSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSEWAGE COLLECTIONSEWAGE DISPOSALSEWERAGE COLLECTIONSEWERAGE NETWORKSOURCES OF WATERSPRINGSSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONSTORAGE CAPACITYSURFACE RUNOFFSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATER RESOURCESSUSTAINABLE USESUSTAINABLE WATERTARIFF RATESTARIFF STRUCTURETECHNICAL STANDARDSTREATMENT PLANTSUNDERGROUND WATERUNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCESURBAN AREAURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN WATERURBAN WATER MANAGEMENTURBAN WATER SUPPLYUTILITIESUTILITY SERVICESVALUABLE INFORMATIONWASTE DISPOSALWASTEWATERWASTEWATER COLLECTIONWASTEWATER DISCHARGEWASTEWATER REUSEWASTEWATER SERVICESWASTEWATER SYSTEMSWASTEWATER TREATMENTWASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIESWATER AUTHORITYWATER BODIESWATER CONSERVATIONWATER DEMANDWATER DEMAND MANAGEMENTWATER DISTRIBUTIONWATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKSWATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSWATER METERINGWATER METERSWATER POLICIESWATER POLICYWATER POLLUTIONWATER PRICINGWATER PRODUCTIONWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTWATER RIGHTSWATER SANITATIONWATER SCARCITYWATER SECTORWATER SECTOR DEVELOPMENTWATER SHORTAGESWATER SOURCEWATER SOURCESWATER STATISTICSWATER STORAGEWATER STRATEGYWATER SUPPLIESWATER SUPPLYWATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENTWATER SUPPLY SERVICEWATER SUPPLY SERVICESWATER TABLEWATER TARIFFWATER TARIFFSWATER TRANSFERWATER USERSWATER USERS ASSOCIATIONWATER USESWELLSWorld Bank10.1596/8719