The impact of COVID 19 on the Water scarce Arab region
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L'impact de COVID 19 sur la région arabe pauvre en eau
pamphlet Apr 2020 ; 5 pages
Ed. UNESCWA - Beirut
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Abstract:
COVID-19 has sounded a wake-up call on the importance of ensuring access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene for all to protect health and welfare.
What seems like a simple recommendation, grounded in basic hygiene principles, becomes much more complicated in the water-scarce Arab region where over 362 million people live with less than 1,000 cubic metres of fresh water per person per year, and 18 of the 22 Arab countries are considered water scarce.
COVID-19 serves as a reminder of the critical importance of water and sanitation services, and should encourage Governments to prioritize the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Contents:
- Impact Assessment
- Policy Response
Target Audience:
Keywords: |
access to sanitation (CI) (DT) (ET) , access to water (CI) (DT) (ET) , arid zone (CI) (DT) (ET) , covid-19 (CI) (DT) (ET) , policies (CI) (DT) (ET) , scarcity, lack of water (CI) (DT) (ET) , SDGs Sustainable Development Goals (CI) (DT) (ET) |
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UNESCWA
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia - Beirut - Lebanon |
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