UFW comes under the microscope

A conference last month took the unusual step of discussing unaccounted-for water, traditionally something of a taboo subject in the region. There are signs that wastage is being taken very seriously by the public water agencies.

Meeting the growing demand for water in the Middle East has frequently involved the development of new resources from dams and reservoirs to desalination plants. Conservation measures and efficiency improvements have traditionally not come high on the agenda of most of the region’s governments. However, there are encouraging signs that demand management is now being treated in parallel with ...

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