An interview with Khaldon Khashman (Secretary General of Arab Countries Water Utilities Association, ACWUA). Most people don’t realize that the Arab region relies on about 70 percent of its water from outside the Arab world. Think, for instance, of countries like Syria and Iraq that share water with upstream countries like Turkey. This situation is comparable to Egypt, which relies heavily on water from several countries like Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda. This adds a political-security component to the water challenges of the Arab region. But, staying with the political and security situation, there are countries with internal problems and transboundary conflicts, leading to internally displaced people and refugees. Take, for instance, the millions of Syrian refugees in countries like Jordan, Lebanon, or Turkey.
Truly a region where reclaimed water is essential. I learned a lot from this entire series.
Something I had not thought about at all - yet it was something that came up in all your wastewater podcasts - was data collection. How do you measure if you're meeting the targets? Is the data reliable?
Very interesting episode.
Truly a region where reclaimed water is essential. I learned a lot from this entire series.
Something I had not thought about at all - yet it was something that came up in all your wastewater podcasts - was data collection. How do you measure if you're meeting the targets? Is the data reliable?
Thank you!
I liked this episode. The expertise and the coolness of both.