Water Scarcity Management to Ensure Food Scarcity through Sustainable Water Resources Management in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia (SA) faces a water shortage, and it further challenges sustainable agriculture, industrial development the well-being of people. SA uses more than 80% its resources for agricultural purposes. Groundwater extractions account most this demand, which is not sustainable. Hence, study aims to analyze management practices used in propose viable workable solutions achieve scarce resources. This based on critical evaluation information available sector SA. About 89% demand Kingdom non-sustainably met through over-pumping from groundwater 9.3% by energy-intensive desalination. invested dams developed rainwater harvesting enhance surface availability increase recharge capacity renewable aquifers. As there huge demand–supply gap, tools are leading sustainability compared supply enhancement that capital intensive. A national policy, together with can make systems input efficient higher productivity. Region-specific plans need be implemented match gap. Conjunctive utilizing prioritizing different sources viz. harvested rainwater, treated wastewater, desalinized water, groundwater, vital management. In addition, climate change has exerted pressure as well users, adaptation measures terms The pressing problem depletion degradation subsurface sources. implement many technological legislative changes addition service management, conservation measures, paying reasonable justifiable price strengthening state agencies will