MINITASK : WHAT GOING ON IN

OMAN CRISTIAN MALES-NATALIA JIMENEZ-CAMILA

ZAMBRANO

WATER CONSUMPTION AND IT’S USE

FACTS AND STADISCTICS ANNUAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES = 1300 MM3

• 70 % OF THEM IS USED AND THE REST IS LOST TO THE SEA OR DESERT • ANNUAL PER CAPITA OF RENEWABLE WATER IS 500 M3.

• THE SULTANATE CLASSIFIED AMONG THE COUNTRIES FALLING BELOW THE WATER POVERTY LINE

• 92 % OF WATER RESOURCES USED IN AGRICULTURE

WATER RESOURCES IN OMAN

• NATURAL SOURCES (RAINFALL, GROUNDWATER)

• DESALINATION (SEA WATER OR BRACKISH WATER) • VIRTUAL WATER

• TREATED WASTE WATER • OTHER SOURCES

CURRENT WATER CONSUMPTION

PROBLEMSHOT AND DRY WEATHER

• ANNUAL AVERAGE RAINFALL 100 MM • LIMITED WATER RESOURCES

• RAPID DEVELOPMENT IN ALL SECTORS • DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY

• INCREASING WATER DEMAND • WATER DEFICIT AND IMBALANCED WATER BUDGET

SOLUTIONS• BALANCE BETWEEN DEMAND AND RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES

• PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES FROM BOTH POLLUTION AND DEPLETION • SECURE SAFE POTABLE WATER SUPPLY

• INCREASE IN COLLECTION AND REUSE OF TREATED WASTEWATER • SECURE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WATER DEMAND ACCORDING TO THE

AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES • PROTECT AND SAVE THE ACCOMPLISHED INVESTMENTS IN THE WATER SECTOR’S

INFRASTRUCTURE

EDUCATION AND JOB OPORTUNITIES

OMAN EDUCATION: SQU ALUMNI TO HELP GRADUATES GET EMPLOYMENT

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICES OF INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES, THE SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY (SQU) WILL SOON FORM ITS FIRST GRADUATES CLUB, OFFERING

JOB OPPORTUNITIES, FREE COURSES AND TRAINING SESSIONS FOR ITS PREVIOUS STUDENTS, ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL AT OMAN’S OLDEST UNIVERSITY.

SQU GRADUATES LOOKING FOR A JOB MATCHING THEIR ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, ARE WELCOMED TO JOIN “ALUMNI CAREER CONTACT PROGRAM”, WHICH AIMS AT NOMINATING ALUMNI TO VACANCIES FROM BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS,

ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY’S WEBSITE.

LIFE EXPECTANCY According to the latest who (WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION) data published in 2013 life expectancy in Oman is: male 74.4, female 78.7 and total life expectancy is 76.1 which

gives Oman a world life expectancy ranking of 54.You can see the top 20 causes of death data.

HTTP://WWW.WHO.INT/COUNTRIES/OMN/EN/

IN 2013 THE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN OMAN INCREASED TO 76.84 YEARS.

THAT YEAR, THE LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR WOMEN WAS 78.98 YEARS AND FOR MEN 74.80 YEARS

IN THIS PAGE WE SHOW YOU THE PROGRESSION OF THE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN OMAN.

HTTP://COUNTRYECONOMY.COM/DEMOGRAPHY/LIFE-EXPECTANCY/OMAN