Water supplies are limited in many Arab States, for
varying reasons. In the Gaza strip, securing enough
to wash, clean and cook used to be a daily struggle
in the city of Rafah. UNDP installed a tank that now
serves half the population of 100,000 people. We
helped three Arab States—Egypt, Libya and Sudan—and
Chad broker agreement on joint management of the Nubian
Sandstone Aquifer, one of the world’s largest water resources of its
type. Cooperation is critical to meeting growing human needs while
minimizing environmental impacts.