Naser I. Faruqui

In: UA Magazine 8 - Wastewater Reuse in Urban Agriculture

In the Middle Eastern and North African countries under MENA, water is the key development issue. This situation is compounded by the high urbanisation rate in MENA. It is expected that water will increasingly be taken out of agriculture and put into urban areas. This means that the region will increasingly suffer from twin and related problems of food and water insecurity. ). How can these seemingly contradictory objectives be reconciled? The answer is water-demand management; more efficient water use within all sectors.