.

adil@bushnak.com

Dr. Adil A. Bushnak

Dar Al-Taqniya - Jeddah

Future Strategy For Water Resources Management

In Saudi Arabia

.
.

.

Summary
The future can be better only with planning and collective effort


:
.
:
.
Goal: Transforming the water crises into a driver
of economic growth and total development
Methodology: Comprehensive planning and
integrated management of water
use with land use and other
natural resources.

Strategic Principles - 1

Increase Water Resources

& Wastewater Services

Conservation

Food Security

Increase Funding

Integrated Management

1 -

Strategic Principles - 2

2 -

Manage Water Risks

Verify Water Data

Acquire Water Knowledge

Private Sector Participation

Enhance Int.l Cooperation

Increase Society Benefits.

Challenges

Management

Finance

Security

Knowledge
Environment \ Health

Social
Political

 1 -

& Solutions
Recommendations - 1

%5
%1
.
Create more value from each drop through annual reduction in
water consumption while continuously increasing the
contribution of agriculture in GNP by focusing on small
farmers.

Solutions &
Recommendations - 2

2 -

10

1440
%50

Double available drinking water resources by 2020 without

increasing desalination contribution over 50%, and by reducing
domestic water loses and consumption rates

 3 -

& Solutions
Recommendations - 3

1440

Empower the National Sanitation Program to connect 5

million homes by 2020 by securing government funding for
trunk lines and encouraging private sector participation to
provide sanitation services by proper tariff and soft loans.

 4 -

& Solutions
Recommendations - 4

90/180

.
Provide strategic reserves of drinking water in natural
formations close to all cities sufficient for 90 / 180 days along
with a tested distribution system familiar to the population.

 5 -

& Solutions
Recommendations - 5

.
Centralize planning, coordination and evaluation and
decentralize implementation and operation of water projects
and services. Establish Water & Sanitation Corporations to
serve each region.

Solutions &
Recommendations - 6

6 -

.
Establish the National Water Information Center to support

the periodic review and up-dating of the National Water Plan

with the largest public participation possible to ensure success
of policies and programs.

 7 -

& Solutions
Recommendations - 7

( )

.
Define and publish the government policy to adjust water
tariff periodically over the next few years to cover the cost of
water utilities, O&M and expansion for all water uses.

Solutions &
Recommendations - 8

8 -

Establish Water Security Fund to finance and facilitate

national capacity building to acquire and develop advanced
water related technologies to turn the water crises to be a driver
toward a knowledge based company