GEO-6 Regional Asssement for West Asia Cubic metres per year


3 824


3 485


2 182


1 091


671


565


412


363


339


164


119


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Figure 2.1.4: West Asia total renewable water resources per person, by country


1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500


500 0


Total renewable water resources per capita Source: AbuZeid et al. 2014; CEDARE et al. 2014


It is also important not to downplay the role of green water, where rain contributes to rain-fed agriculture, pasture land or forests which in turn play an important role in the region’s socio-economic development.


Water supply and sanitation services


Access to water and sanitation was recently declared a human right by the United Nations and Sustainable Development. Moreover, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have a dedicated goal for water, where an important target for all countries will be to reach universal coverage by 2030. Figure


2.1.5 shows the water supply coverage in selected West Asia countries in 2014 according to the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), while Figure 2.1.6 shows sanitation coverage (Abuzeid 2014; CEDARE et al. 2014; JMP 2015).


In 2012, cost estimates for reaching universal coverage in West Asia totalled of about USD10.3 billion for water supply and USD5.8 billion for sanitation. Coverage is not the only significant criterion in service provision; reliability and continuity of service are also important, and this can be lacking, especially in occupied lands and conflict zones.


Water scarcity line (1000m3


/person/year)


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Syria Iraq Oman Lebanon Kuwait Jordan Yemen United Arab Emirates OPT Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar


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