沙特阿拉伯王国的水资源短缺问题
Faiza I A Abdella1, Walaa I El-Sofany2,3, Dorsaf Mansour2
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia. fai.Ahmmmed@gmail.com.
概括
沙特阿拉伯面临严重的水资源短缺,由于有限的自然资源和高需求,严重依赖海水淡化. 可持续的水资源管理对于未来的福祉至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 水资源管理 水资源管理
- 中东研究 中东研究.
背景情况:
- 沙特阿拉伯是一个干旱,缺水的国家,没有永久的自然水资源.
- 人口快速增长和发展正在显著增加用水量.
- 该国是世界上最大的海水淡化生产国,满足全球需求的22%.
研究的目的:
- 提供沙特阿拉伯水资源可用性和可靠性的全面概述.
- 分析供水,需求,以及面临的主要挑战.
- 在国家发展的背景下,探索水资源管理的可持续解决方案.
主要方法:
- 审查有关沙特阿拉伯水资源的现有文献和数据.
- 分析供水统计数据,包括海水淡化产量.
- 检查水需求模式,特别是在农业和食品工业.
- 评估当前的水资源管理策略和保护工作.
主要成果:
- 每年每人供水量约为89.5立方米.
- 2020年,水需求达到159.8亿立方米 (BCM),主要是由农业推动的.
- 食品工业消耗高达80%的淡水;只有20%的降雨充电水层.
- 该地区预计到2025年仍将面临水压.
结论:
- 迫切需要改善水资源基础设施和废水再利用.
- 建议包括水费的成本共享和城市水损失的回收利用.
- 水利项目的长期可行性至关重要,需要加强与可持续发展目标 (SDG) 相一致的管理.
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