Topic- Environmental Economics

This research investigates the economic effects of increasing water scarcityin the Middle East especially focusing on Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Cyprus,and Qatar. As climate change, urbanization, and population growth exacerbate theregional water crisis, sectors like agriculture, industry, tourism, and public health areincreasingly impacted. The project draws on World Bank, FAO, and national data toshow how falling farm production, increasing water prices, and labour marketcontraction erode the economy. The impact is particularly harsh on vulnerable groups,with women and internally displaced people shouldering the bulk of poor access toamenities. The analysis also assesses regional initiatives and possible solutions likedesalination, wastewater recycling, water-efficient irrigation, public awareness, andtransboundary coordination over shared water resources.