Food and Water Security: Important Post-Pandemic Drivers of Economic Growth and Social Development in the MENA Region

Policy Paper No. 2

Author: Shawki Barghouti
Senior Adviser, The Growth Dialogue, George Washington University School of Business.
Consultant, The World Bank, USAID, and IFAD.
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Publication: The Growth Dialogue Institute

Publication Year: August 2021

Among the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries hit hard by the impact of COVID-19, water and food security are important drivers of economic growth and social development. These countries are at a crossroads and urgent action needs to be taken to avoid an impending crisis. In addition to increasing challenges caused by climate change, COVID-19 has compounded the burden of addressing the increasing demand for water and food in the region where managing these commodities was already encountering economic and political challenges.

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This Technical Paper was supported by a grant from the Center for Mediterranean Integration as part of a larger project, A Post-Pandemic Development Strategy for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries, undertaken by GDI and authored by Carl J. Dahlman and Danny M. Leipziger (2021) and including an earlier version of this paper. Our thanks to the CMI for their support.