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The water sector is one of the most vital for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Water has always been a scarce and extremely valuable resource in this country due to its limited natural water resources and severe climate conditions. The shortage of water in Saudi Arabia has been deteriorated further in the past few years by a number of factors, including a rapidly growing population, substantial growth in urbanisation and industrialisation, and development in agricultural sector.
Currently, Saudi Arabia is fourth in the world in average water use per citizen after the United States, and the demand rate is increasing by 2,6 percent per year (US-Saudi Arabian Business Council, 2003). While the demand for water is escalating, the supply conditions remains inadequate: many of the water and sewage treatment plants built in the later seventies are nearing the end of their useful working life and the capacity of these plants in insufficient to meet the demand (UK Trade and Investment, 2003).
To address this grim problem, the Saudi Government has committed to make water sector a prime area by creating a separate Ministry of Water in 2002 responsible for the expansion and modernisation of the water sector.
Approximate Word count = 827
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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