JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s sweeping water-sector reforms have transformed the Kingdom’s water scarcity challenges into development opportunities, with experts and officials at Saudi Water Week highlighting advances in sustainability, digital transformation and international cooperation to strengthen global water security.
The fourth day of the inaugural Saudi Water Week showcased the Kingdom’s progress in modernizing its water sector under Saudi Vision 2030 and its growing role in shaping regional and international water policies.
From scarcity to development
Experts participating in a panel discussion titled From Water to Food: Turning Scarcity into Security in Drylands said Saudi Arabia’s policies and reforms have established an integrated system that improved water productivity in agriculture, strengthened natural-resource sustainability and boosted agricultural and food production.
Experts emphasized during a panel discussion at Saudi Water Week 2026 that efficient water-resource management is a cornerstone of food security. (SPA photos)
