How Long to Read The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa

How Long Does it Take to Read The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 38 minutes to read The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa by Dominick de Waal

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Despite massive infrastructure investments, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continue to face unprecedented water scarcity due to climate change, population growth, and socioeconomic development. Current policy regimes for managing water across competing needs are primarily determined by state control of large infrastructure. Policy makers across the region understand the unsustainability of water allocations and that increasing investments in new infrastructure and technologies to increase water supply place a growing financial burden on governments. However, standard solutions for demand management—reallocating water to higher value uses, reducing waste, and increasing tariffs—pose difficult political dilemmas that, more often than not, are left unresolved. Without institutional reform, the region will likely remain in water distress even with increased financing for water sector infrastructure.The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa: Institutional Solutions confronts the persistence and severity of water scarcity in MENA. The report draws on the tools of public economics to address two crucial challenges facing states in MENA: lack of legitimacy and trust. Evidence from the World Values Survey shows that people in the region believe that a key role of government is to keep prices down and that governments are reluctant to raise tariffs because of the risk of widespread protests. Instead of avoiding the “politically sensitive†? issue of water scarcity, this report argues that reform leaders and their external partners can reform national water institutions and draw on local political contestation to establish a new social contract. The crisis and emotive power of water in the region can be used to bolster legitimacy and trust and build a sustainable, inclusive, thriving economy that is resilient to climate change.

How long is The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa?

The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa by Dominick de Waal is 274 pages long, and a total of 69,596 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 20 minutes to read The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa aloud.

What Reading Level is The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa?

The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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