Doha: During the past years, Kahramaa has met the increasing demand for water in Qatar, despite an annual increase in water consumption amounting to an approximate 8% in the past twenty years.
This came in a statement issued by Kahramaa on World Water Day, which falls on March 22.
The highest consumption rate in 2020 equaled 438 million gallons per day, while the production capacity reached 476 million gallons per day. It is estimated that the total production capacity will reach 536 million gallons per day in the second quarter of 2021 (an increase of 13% over 2020), ensuring that future demands over water will be safely met up until 2025.
Kahramaa has achieved its strategic goals by consolidating the water security in the state, increasing the capacity of the strategic water reserve, and raising the water system’s capacity to enable it to cope with severe emergencies. The storage capacity was increased from 1,000 to 2,400 million gallons, creating an increase of 140% in Kahramaa’s drinking water reserves.
The entire world commemorates International Water Day, highlighting the importance of fresh drinking water, especially because more than two billion people worldwide are deprived of it.
This day also urges the countries of the world to take the necessary actions to address the global water crisis, emphasizing the need to support Goal No. 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals, which stipulates the need to address water availability sanitation facilities for all by 2030.
The world’s water resources face a series of challenges, starting from the scarcity of freshwater sources, the increasing water demand, the poor management of water resources, and not ending with the phenomenon of climate change.
This has led countries worldwide to place these challenges at the forefront of their national and regional priorities and exert extra efforts to ensure that sustainable development requirements are met.
On the local level, the Permanent Committee for Water Resources has proposed policies and strategies related to water resources and approved plans, programs, and projects related to their management and development.
In addition, it has carried out important initiatives related to reinforcing water security and preserving underground water reservoirs in the country with these significant achievements.
Kahramaa has also prepared the National Water Strategy, which explored many challenges and solutions, initiatives, and performance indicators while adopting a long-term strategic view that extends to 2030. This is made possible through an integrated and sustainable management system of all water resources.