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Water demand is defined as the volume of water requested by users to satisfy their needs. In a simplified way it is often considered equal to water abstraction, although conceptually the two terms do not have the same meaning. (EEA)

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Contributors of this section:
Nesrine Khaled, Communication Officer of the Regional Water Demand Initiative (WaDImena)-
International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, Giza, Egypt.

URL Plan Bleu
Plan Bleu has been mandated to carry out the monitoring of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development  (MSSD) and more in-depth in 2006 - 2007 priority field "integrated resources management and water demands ".



URL Regional Water Demand Initiative (WaDImena)
The Regional Water Demand Initiative for the Middle East and North Africa (WaDImena) promotes water demand management (WDM) approaches and policies in the region.
Pointer Regional Water Demand Initiative (WaDImena) - EMWIS Water projects database
Document The Political Economy of Water Demand Management in Yemen and Jordan: A Synthesis of Findings

This report is written by Mark Zeitoun, consultant affiliated to the School of International Development, University of East Anglia. The report synthesises and builds on two political economy studies commissioned in Jordan and Yemen by the Water Demand Management Initiative in MENA-WaDImena  project (www.idrc.ca/wadimena) funded by IDRC-Canada, CIDA-Canada and IFAD). The views and opinions expressed in the report should in no way be seen as a reflection of the position of WaDImena's funding organizations. As a synthesis report, it may contain errors of omission. The author and the WaDImena project team welcome comments and feedback at the following addresses m.zeitoun@uea.ac.uk and hlaamrani@idrc.org.eg.

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Water Demand Management Research Series
by the Regional Water Demand Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa

URL Water demand management in the Mediterranean, progress and policies, Zaragoza, 19-21/03/2007
URL Working Paper 1: WDM Definitions, Criteria & Notions of Social Innovation & Political Economy
URL Working Paper 2: WDM, Poverty & Equity
URL Working Paper 3: Gender & WDM in MENA region
URL Working Paper 4: Institutions for Effective Water Demand Management
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