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Latest published report · Country Intelligence Profile

Understand Saudi Arabia through its water resources, services, institutions and documented developments.

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Saudi Arabia; national measures, company operations and local projects retain their own boundaries
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Hamburg, Germany

HAMBURG WASSER

Hamburg’s city-owned water and wastewater group, supplying around 2.3 million people from groundwater while turning its treatment plant into an energy and resource-recovery hub.

Greater Copenhagen, Denmark

HOFOR

Greater Copenhagen’s multi-utility for drinking water and wastewater across eight municipalities, investing in cloudburst protection while rebuilding a thin supply buffer.

São Paulo State, Brazil

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP)

São Paulo State’s privatised water and sanitation company, serving 376 municipalities and working to universalise sewage services by 2029 while cutting water losses.

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

An inland desert capital supplied mainly by desalinated seawater pumped from the Gulf coast, extending its networks, treatment and storage to keep pace with rapid growth.

China

Guangzhou

A Pearl River Delta megacity with abundant river water passing through but limited water of its own, building new sources and backup supplies to reduce that dependence.

Australia

Melbourne

A city supplied mainly from protected forest catchments that are drying, with desalination increasingly filling the gap between falling inflows and a fast-growing population.

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Arabian Peninsula · Middle East

Saudi Arabia

An arid kingdom with almost no renewable water, moving its supply away from fossil groundwater towards desalination and reuse while it restructures how water is governed and financed.

Middle East

Bahrain

A desalination-led national water system connecting supply security, transmission infrastructure, wastewater treatment and coordinated resource governance.

Europe

Spain

A national water system shaped by river-basin planning, varied resource conditions, decentralised services and investment in supply, sanitation and resilience.

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