Being A member of the Board of Governors of the Arab Water Council; Eng. Mahlab has the recieved the following bulletin:
'Coping with Water Scarcity' is the theme for World Water Day 2007, which is celebrated each year on 22 March. This year's theme highlighted the increasing significance of water scarcity worldwide and the need for increased integration and cooperation to ensure sustainable, efficient and equitable management of scarce water resources, both at international and local levels.
The water poverty rate has reached 1000m³ for each person/year. Per capita in more than 70% of the Arab countries about 500m³/year, with an average per capita share of water in these countries 900m³/year. More than 65% of the renewable water resources in the Arab countries come from the outside borders of the Arab world (CEDARE 2004).
Since the Arab Council for Water paying more attention to water current issues, Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid President of the Arab Water Council and Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation inviting the Arab countries to participate effectively in this event, and to rationalize water consumption, especially in this day – World Water Day