A Rentier State under Blockade: Qatar’s Water-Energy-Food Predicament from Energy Abundance and Food Insecurity to a Silent Water Crisis

This article investigates Qatar’s sustainability crisis of the high levels of water, electricity and food use. The high levels of consumption have been enabled by Qatar’s significant hydrocarbons wealth, a generous rentier state’s redistributive water governance, and structural dependence on importe...

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Main Authors:	Hussam Hussein, Laurent A. Lambert
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:	Water
Subjects:	desalination water-energy-food rentier state redistributive water governance Qatar blockade
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/4/1051

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spelling	doaj-d300c46bb8ee47a8ba40de1036a05c7d2020-11-25T02:43:22ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412020-04-01121051105110.3390/w12041051A Rentier State under Blockade: Qatar’s Water-Energy-Food Predicament from Energy Abundance and Food Insecurity to a Silent Water CrisisHussam Hussein0Laurent A. Lambert1Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), University of Oxford, Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UQ, UKDepartment of Public Policy, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Al Tarfa Street, Zone 70, P.O. Box 200592, Doha, QatarThis article investigates Qatar’s sustainability crisis of the high levels of water, electricity and food use. The high levels of consumption have been enabled by Qatar’s significant hydrocarbons wealth, a generous rentier state’s redistributive water governance, and structural dependence on imported food and food production subsidies. The water crisis is silent because it does not generate supply disruptions nor any public discontentment. The geopolitical blockade Qatar is experiencing sparked discussions in policy circles on the best ways to ensure food security, but has only exacerbated its water insecurity. The blockade makes more urgent than ever the necessity to maximize and increase synergies among different sectors.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/4/1051desalinationwater-energy-foodrentier stateredistributive water governanceQatarblockade
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spellingShingle	Hussam Hussein Laurent A. Lambert A Rentier State under Blockade: Qatar’s Water-Energy-Food Predicament from Energy Abundance and Food Insecurity to a Silent Water Crisis Water desalination water-energy-food rentier state redistributive water governance Qatar blockade
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title	A Rentier State under Blockade: Qatar’s Water-Energy-Food Predicament from Energy Abundance and Food Insecurity to a Silent Water Crisis
title_short	A Rentier State under Blockade: Qatar’s Water-Energy-Food Predicament from Energy Abundance and Food Insecurity to a Silent Water Crisis
title_full	A Rentier State under Blockade: Qatar’s Water-Energy-Food Predicament from Energy Abundance and Food Insecurity to a Silent Water Crisis
title_fullStr	A Rentier State under Blockade: Qatar’s Water-Energy-Food Predicament from Energy Abundance and Food Insecurity to a Silent Water Crisis
title_full_unstemmed	A Rentier State under Blockade: Qatar’s Water-Energy-Food Predicament from Energy Abundance and Food Insecurity to a Silent Water Crisis
title_sort	rentier state under blockade: qatar’s water-energy-food predicament from energy abundance and food insecurity to a silent water crisis
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Water
issn	2073-4441
publishDate	2020-04-01
description	This article investigates Qatar’s sustainability crisis of the high levels of water, electricity and food use. The high levels of consumption have been enabled by Qatar’s significant hydrocarbons wealth, a generous rentier state’s redistributive water governance, and structural dependence on imported food and food production subsidies. The water crisis is silent because it does not generate supply disruptions nor any public discontentment. The geopolitical blockade Qatar is experiencing sparked discussions in policy circles on the best ways to ensure food security, but has only exacerbated its water insecurity. The blockade makes more urgent than ever the necessity to maximize and increase synergies among different sectors.
topic	desalination water-energy-food rentier state redistributive water governance Qatar blockade
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/4/1051
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A Rentier State under Blockade: Qatar’s Water-Energy-Food Predicament from Energy Abundance and Food Insecurity to a Silent Water Crisis

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